Fig. 7.

Protective effects of selenoneine against MeHg accumulation in HEK293 cells. The cells transiently transfected with human OCTN1 cDNA or mock vector were treated with MeHgCys at 100 ng Hg/mL for 2 h in the presence and absence of selenoneine. The levels of a inorganic mercury and MeHg and b selenium were measured in cell extracts. Values and bars indicate means ± SE of three independent experiments. Asterisks denote significant differences between mock control and OCTN1-transfected cells (ANOVA, P < 0.05)