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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Metallothionein II treatment mitigates rotenone-induced neurodegeneration in zebrafish models of Parkinson's disease.

Yong Hui Nies, Wei Ling Lim, Norwahidah Abd Karim, Mohamad Fairuz Yahaya, Seong Lin Teoh

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yong Hui NiesDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wei Ling LimDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Norwahidah Abd KarimDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mohamad Fairuz YahayaDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Seong Lin TeohDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting motor function due to progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Current therapies offer symptomatic relief but fail to halt disease progression, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic strategies. This study explores the neuroprotective potential of exogenous human metallothionein 2 (hMT2) peptide in a rotenone-induced PD zebrafish model. Methods: Adult zebrafish were divided into four groups: control, rotenone-treated, hMT2 pre-treatment, and hMT2 co-treatment. PD model was established by exposing zebrafish to 5 µg/L rotenone water for 28 days. hMT2 (0.2 µg) was administered intracranially either one day before or seven days after rotenone exposure. Results: The novel tank test demonstrated that rotenone exposure significantly impaired locomotor activity ( Discussion: These results suggest that hMT2 exhibited neuroprotective effect in the PD model zebrafish. These findings support the potential of MT as a therapeutic agent for PD.

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dopaminergic neuronmitochondrial functionneurodegenerative diseaseneuroprotectionpesticide

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PMCPMC11825519

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