Penicillamine increases free copper and enhances oxidative stress in the brain of toxic milk mice.

Wilson disease (WD) is characterized by the accumulation of copper arising from a mutation in the ATP7B gene. Penicillamine (PA) makes 10-50% of the patients with neurologic symptoms neurologically worse at the early stage of administration. The aim of this study was to determine how the copper meta...

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Main Authors: Ding-Bang Chen, Li Feng, Xiao-Pu Lin, Wei Zhang, Fu-Rong Li, Xiu-Ling Liang, Xun-Hua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3357430?pdf=render