title: Zinc release in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala by stimulation of the entorhinal cortex.
abstract: Zinc release in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala was examined using rat brain slices. The lateral and basolateral nuclei in the amygdala were evidently stained by Timm's sulfide-silver staining method. When the amygdala including both the nuclei was stimulated with 100 mM KCl by means of in vivo microdialysis, extracellular zinc concentration was increased significantly. Zinc release in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala innervated by the entorhinal cortex was next examined in brain slices double-stained with zinc and calcium indicators. Extracellular zinc signal (ZnAF-2) in the lateral nucleus was increased with intracellular calcium signal (calcium orange) during delivery of tetanic stimuli to the entorhinal cortex. Both the increases were completely inhibited by addition of 1 micro M tetrodotoxin, a sodium channel blocker. Furthermore, calcium signal in the lateral nucleus during delivery of tetanic stimuli to the entorhinal cortex was increased in the presence of 10 micro M CNQX, an AMPA/KA receptor antagonist, and this increase was facilitated by addition of 1 mM CaEDTA, a membrane-impermeable zinc chelator. The present study suggested that zinc is released in the lateral nucleus of the amygdala by depolarization of the entorhinal neurons. In the lateral nucleus, zinc released may suppress the increase in presynaptic calcium signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka, Japan. takedaa@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Sachie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imano
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oku
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D018728:Entorhinal Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011725:Pyridines; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers; C462061:ZnAF-2; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium