Metallothioneins (MTs) are metal-binding proteins that can be upregu-lated in the brain after injury and are associated with neuroprotection. A recent genomics study has shown that brain MT-1 and MT-2 mRNA levels are upregulated following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in rats. Our study examines whether brain MT-1 and MT-2 protein levels are increased after ICH. We also investigated the effect of exogenous MT-1 in perihematomal edema formation in vivo and iron-induced cell death in vitro. We found that MT-1/-2 immunoreactivity in ipsilateral basal ganglia was significantly increased after ICH and exogenous MT-1 attenuated perihematomal edema formation. In addition, MT-1 also reduced cell death induced by iron in cultured astrocytes. These results suggest a role for MT in ICH-induced brain injury, and MT could be a therapeutic target for ICH. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
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Yamashita, S., Okauchi, M., Hua, Y., Liu, W., Keep, R. F., & Xi, G. (2008). Metallothionein and brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage. Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum, (105), 37–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-09469-3_8
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