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NEUROTOXICOLOGY
卷 25, 期 5, 页码 779-792出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2004.02.002
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; metallothionein; motor neurons; oxidative stress; zinc; superoxide dismutase
Mutations in Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are responsible for a familial form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). It has been proposed that oxidative stress and abnormal metal homeostasis contribute to death of motor neurons in this disease. Also, inability of motor neurons to upregulate protective proteins under stress may contribute to their preferential vulnerability to toxicity Metallothioneins (MT) are low molecular weight, metal-binding proteins with established antioxidant capabilities. This study investigated the ability of motor neurons to upregulate MT isoforms in response to expression of mutant SOD1(G93A) or exposure to other neurotoxicants, and the ability of MT-I gene transfer to protect motor neurons from these stresses. MT isoform-I and -II were expressed constitutively in astrocytes and other non-neuronal cells of dissociated spinal cord cultures, but not in motor neurons. MT-I/II was upregulated in astrocytes, but not motor neurons, following treatment with ZnCl2 or excitotoxic concentrations of glutamate. MT-III expression was restricted to neurons and was unaffected by treatment with ZnCl2, paraquat, or glutamate. Overexpression of MT-I in motor neurons by gene transfer reduced the toxicity of ZuCl(2) and paraquat, but failed to protect them against glutamate or SOD1(G93A). These data are evidence against metal-catalyzed, oxidative stress being the primary mechanisms of toxicity conferred by disease-causing mutations in SOD1. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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