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Lithium transport in the mouse brain.

C Heurteaux1, C Ripoll, S Ouznadji

  • 1Laboratoire Echanges cellulaires, URA CNRS 203, Faculté des Sciences, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.

Brain Research
|April 26, 1991
PubMed
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Lithium isotopes (6Li and 7Li) rapidly exchange between mouse brain and plasma, reaching equilibrium within minutes. This suggests lithium is near electrochemical balance in the brain.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biophysics
  • Nuclear Chemistry

Background:

  • Lithium is used to treat bipolar disorder, but its brain penetration and distribution dynamics are not fully understood.
  • Understanding lithium's electrochemical equilibrium in the brain is crucial for optimizing therapeutic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the isotopic exchange rate of lithium between mouse brain and plasma.
  • To determine if lithium reaches electrochemical equilibrium between brain cells and plasma.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized stable lithium isotopes (6Li and 7Li) and the 6Li(n,alpha)3H nuclear reaction for detection.
  • Neutron irradiations were performed using cold neutrons at the European Institute Von Laue-Langevin.
  • Measured isotopic ratios via Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and analyzed track densities with an automatic image analyzer.

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Main Results:

  • Total lithium concentration varied across brain regions, from >2 mM in the thalamus to <0.65 mM in cerebellar white matter.
  • Lithium's Nernst potential in the brain ranged from -50 to -20 mV, indicating near electrochemical equilibrium with plasma.
  • Isotopic abundance of 6Li in different brain areas and plasma showed no significant differences, with rapid equilibration (<5 minutes).

Conclusions:

  • Lithium rapidly equilibrates between mouse brain and plasma, suggesting it is close to electrochemical equilibrium.
  • The study provides insights into lithium's rapid distribution dynamics in the brain, relevant for its therapeutic use.