Protein Information

ID 204
Name metallothionein (protein family or complex)
Synonyms Metallothionein; Metallothioneins

Compound Information

ID 1084
Name paraquat
CAS 1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium

Reference

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
11460739 Wright J, George S, Martinez-Lara E, Carpene E, Kindt M: Levels of cellular glutathione and metallothionein affect the toxicity of oxidative stressors in an established carp cell line. Mar Environ Res. 2000 Jul-Dec;50(1-5):503-8.
The comparative toxicity of a variety of oxidative stressors was studied in the epithelioma papulosum cyprini line from carp using the neutral red cytotoxicity assay. LC50's decreased in the order t-butylhydroperoxide > hydrogen peroxide > diquat > paraquat. The cytotoxicity of hydrogen peroxide was significantly reduced when the cells were grown in L-15 medium rather than MEM and this could be attributed to elevated cellular glutathione and metallothionein levels and higher activities of GSH-dependent detoxification systems. The protective effect of metallothionein in radical scavenging was demonstrated by decreased toxicity of the redox-cycling toxicants, diquat and menadione after metallothionein levels had been pre-induced by Cd-exposure. This study demonstrates the relationship between toxic effects of oxidative stressors and expression of detoxification systems in fish.
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