Metallothioneins in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Importance in Pathogenesis and Potential Therapy Target

Table 1

Occurrence of different isoforms of human metallothioneins (MTs).

MT-I/II	Nucleated cells of normal tissue and inflamed or neoplastic tissue, CNS glial cells, interstitial fluids, and blood plasma (in free form)
MT-III	Neurons, renal tubular cells, certain tumor cells
MT-IV	Squamous epithelial cells

CNS: central nervous system.