Tat-Frataxin protects dopaminergic neuronal cells against MPTP-induced toxicity in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

Tat-Frataxin protects dopaminergic neuronal cells against MPTP-induced toxicity in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Mi Jin Kim, Dae Won Kim, Hoon Jae Jeong, Eun Jeong Sohn, Min Jea Shin, Eun Hee Ahn, Soon Won Kwon, Young Nam Kim, Duk-Soo Kim, Jinseu Park, Won Sik Eum, Hyun Sook Hwang, Soo Young Choi. Biochimie, , Available online 14 July 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2012.07.005

 Keywords: Frataxin, MPTP, Parkinson’s disease, Protein transduction domain, reactive oxygen species, dopaminergic neurons, blood brain barrier (BBB).