Abstract
Brain distribution after i.v. injection of 65 ZnCl 2 into El mice, an animal model of genetically determined epilepsy, was studied by autoradiography to study the utilization of zinc in the brain. The distribution of 65 Zn in the brain of El mice 6 days after injection was almost the same as that of ddY (normal) mice, suggesting that the uptake of zinc by the brain of El mice is normal. To study the movement of zinc in the brain in the course of seizure induction, the concentrations of 65 Zn in the brain of seizure-afflicted and untreated control El mice were compared 20 days after 65 Zn injection. The concentration of 65 Zn in the brain of seized El mice was overall lower than that of control El mice; the concentration of 65 Zn was decreased notably in the piriform cortex and amygdaloid nuclei complex during convulsion. These results suggest that the release of zinc from the El mouse brain is enhanced during convulsion. The decrease in actively functioning zinc in the brain may be associated with the increase in susceptibility to seizure in the El mouse.
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