Aggravation of 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic lesions in metallothionein-I and -II knock-out mouse brain

Masato Asanuma; Ikuko Miyazaki; Youichirou Higashi; Ken Ichi Tanaka; Md Emdadul Haque; Naoko Fujita; Norio Ogawa

doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00346-4

Aggravation of 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic lesions in metallothionein-I and -II knock-out mouse brain

Masato Asanuma, Ikuko Miyazaki, Youichirou Higashi, Ken Ichi Tanaka, Md Emdadul Haque, Naoko Fujita, Norio Ogawa

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Abstract

The effects of two major isoforms of metallothioneins (MTs), MT-I and -II, on dopaminergic neurotoxicity of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) were examined using intracerebroventricularly 6-OHDA-injected MT-I, II knock-out (KO) mice. The loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta induced by the 6-OHDA injection was significantly aggravated in the MT-I, II KO mice, compared with that in the 6-OHDA-injected wild-type mice. The present results, taken together with the antioxidant properties of MT-I and -II suggest that MT-I and -II exert neuroprotective effects against the dopaminergic neurotoxicity of 6-OHDA at the nigral cell body by scavenging free radicals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-65
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neuroscience Letters
Volume	327
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00346-4
Publication status	Published - Jul 12 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

6-Hydroxydopamine
Dopamine
Dopamine transporter
Knock-out mouse
Metallothionein
Reactive oxygen species
Tyrosine hydroxylase

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Neuroscience(all)

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