Cadmium-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in chicken neutrophils is alleviated by selenium

Activation of the Bak and glucose-regulated protein 78 to trigger the activating transcription factor 6 branch can cause endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis and Se could decrease Cd immunotoxicity via influencing nuclear factor kappaB, cyclooxygenase-2, inducible nitric oxide synthase, tumor necrosis factor and prostaglandin E2.166