Overexpression of Rat Heat Shock Protein 70 Reduces Neuronal Injury after Transient Focal Ischemia, Transient Global Ischemia, or Kainic Acid-induced Seizures

Abstract

The results demonstrate that overexpression of hsp70 reduces neuronal injury after ischemia and seizures. The reduction in the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end-labeling-positive cells in hsp70 Tg mice suggests that hsp70 overexpression might reduce apoptotic cell death.