| Literature DB >> 11065139 |
I Miyazaki1, C A Sogawa, M Asanuma, Y Higashi, K I Tanaka, T Nakanishi, N Ogawa.
Abstract
In the brain, metallothionein (MT)-III exhibits a free radical scavenging activity. Here we examined the expression of MT-III mRNA in the basal ganglia of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned hemi-parkinsonian rats and its regulation by levodopa. The level of MT-III mRNA was significantly decreased in the striatum of 6-OHDA-lesioned side. Levodopa treatment significantly increased the expression of striatal MT-III mRNA in the non-lesioned side, but showed no significant effect in the 6-OHDA-lesioned side. These results suggest that the regulation of MT-III mRNA may be related to the progressive degeneration in parkinsonism.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11065139 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01488-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046