Divergent Consequences Arise from Metallothionein Overexpression in Astrocytes: Zinc Buffering and Oxidant-Induced Zinc Release

GLIA

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-353

  Malaiyandi, Latha M ^a   Dineley, Kirk E ^a   Reynolds, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2,2 dithiodipyridine; Glia; Oxidative stress; Pyrithione

Indexed keywords

2,2' DITHIODIPYRIDINE; ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BINDING PROTEIN; BUFFER; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; PYRITHIONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL PROTECTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL HYPOXIA; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; OXIDANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ZINC;

EID: 1542619550     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.10332     Document Type: Article

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