The cell viability, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) generation were measured in cultured primary astrocytes, from metallothionein (MT)-I isoform overexpressing transgenic (MT-I*), MT-I/MT-II null and control mice after exposure to tert-butylhydroperoxide (tBH). Astrocytes from MT-I* mice have high basal levels of both MT-I mRNA and MT protein, whereas there is only MT-III isoform in astrocytes from MT-I/MT-II null mice. The results showed that (1) cultured astrocytes from MT-I* mice were most resistant to the cytotoxicity of tBH and those from MT-I/MT-II null mice were most sensitive to the cytotoxicity of tBH; (2) LPO after exposure to tBH were increased in all cells, but the levels were the highest in astrocytes from MT-I/MT-II null mice, while those in MT-I* mice were the lowest; (3) the levels of H(2)O(2) in cultured astrocytes from MT-I* mice were the lowest, while those in astrocytes from MT-I/MT-II null mice were the highest. These results support the hypothesis that MT can scavenge free radicals and protect astrocytes from oxidative stress.
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