scholarly journals Inosine-stimulated insulin release and metabolism of inosine in isolated mouse pancreatic islets

1976 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Capito ◽  
C J Hedeskov
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Beta Cells ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Islet Metabolism ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Mouse Islets

Inosine is a potent primary stimulus of insulin secretion from isolated mouse islets. The inosine-induced insulin secretion was totally depressed during starvation, but was completely restored by the addition of 5 mM-caffeine to the medium and partially restored by the addition of 5 mM-glucose. Mannoheptulose (3 mg/ml) potentiated the effect of 10 mM-inosine in islets from fed mice. The mechanism of the stimulatory effect of inosine was further investigated, and it was demonstrated that pancreatic islets contain a nucleoside phosphorylase capable of converting inosine into hypoxanthine and ribose 1-phosphate. Inosine at 10 mM concentration increased the lactate production and the content of ATP, glucose 6-phosphate (fructose 1,6-diphosphate + triose phosphates) and cyclic AMP in islets from fed mice. In islets from starved mice inosine-induced lactate production was decreased and no change in the concentration of cyclic AMP could be demonstrated, whereas the concentration of ATP and glucose 6-phosphate rose. Inosine (10 mM) induced a higher concentration of (fructose 1,6-diphosphate + triose phosphates) in islets from starved mice than in islets from fed mice suggesting that in starvation the activities of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase or other enzymes below this step in glycolysis are decreased. Formation of glucose from inosine was negligible. Inosine had no direct effect on adenylate cyclase activity in islet homogenates. The observed changes in insulin secretion and islet metabolism mimic what is seen when glucose and glyceraldehyde stimulate insulin secretion, and as neither ribose nor hypoxanthine-stimulated insulin release, the results are interpreted as supporting the substrate-site hypothesis for glucose-induced insulin secretion according to which glucose has to be metabolized in the beta-cells before secretion is initiated.

scholarly journals Concentration of adenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate in mouse pancreatic islets measured by a protein-binding radioassay

1973 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Cooper ◽  
S. J. H. Ashcroft ◽  
P. J. Randle
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Protein Binding ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Glucose Concentration ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Mouse Islets

A protein-binding radioassay for cyclic AMP was modified to detect less than 0.025pmol of the nucleotide. The method was applied to the measurement of cyclic AMP in small numbers of mouse pancreatic islets (as little as 25μg of tissue) by use of barium acetate–H2SO4 for deproteinization. The concentration of cyclic AMP in mouse islets incubated in media containing 3.3 or 20mm-glucose was 0.016pmol/10 islets (approx. 1μm in intracellular water). Glucose concentration (3.3 or 20mm) had no detectable effect on islet concentrations of cyclic AMP with periods of incubation or perifusion ranging from 0.5 to 60min, although insulin release rate was rapidly increased by 20mm-glucose. Caffeine (5mm) or 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (1mm), which are known inhibitors of islet cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase, produced marked and rapid increases in islet cyclic AMP concentration at 3.3 or 20mm-glucose, but only enhanced the insulin release rate at the higher glucose concentration. The role of cyclic AMP in insulin release induced by glucose is discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of perchlorate on calcium uptake and insulin secretion in mouse pancreatic islets

1987 ◽  
Vol 248 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Sehlin
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Glucose Oxidation ◽  
Calcium Uptake ◽  
Maximum Effect ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Stimulus Secretion Coupling ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Microdissected beta-cell-rich pancreatic islets of non-inbred ob/ob mice were used in studies of how perchlorate (CIO4-) affects stimulus-secretion coupling in beta-cells. CIO4- at 16 mM potentiated D-glucose-induced insulin release, without inducing secretion at non-stimulatory glucose concentrations. The potentiation mainly applied to the first phase of stimulated insulin release. In the presence of 20 mM-glucose, the half-maximum effect of CIO4- was reached at 5.5 mM and maximum effect at 12 mM of the anion. The potentiation was reversible and inhibitable by D-mannoheptulose (20 mM) or Ca2+ deficiency. CIO4- at 1-8 mM did not affect glucose oxidation. The effects on secretion were paralleled by a potentiation of glucose-induced 45Ca2+ influx during 3 min. K+-induced insulin secretion and 45Ca2+ uptake were potentiated by 8-16 mM-CIO4-. The spontaneous inactivation of K+-induced (20.9 mM-K+) insulin release was delayed by 8 mM-CIO4-. The anion potentiated the 45Ca2+ uptake induced by glibenclamide, which is known to depolarize the beta-cell. Insulin release was not affected by 1-10 mM-trichloroacetate. It is suggested that CIO4- stimulates the beta-cell by affecting the gating of voltage-controlled Ca2+ channels.

scholarly journals Stimulation by glucose of cyclic AMP accumulation in mouse pancreatic islets is mediated by protein kinase C

1988 ◽  
Vol 253 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Thams ◽  
K Capito ◽  
C J Hedeskov
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Cyclic Amp Accumulation ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets

The mechanism of glucose-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation in mouse pancreatic islets was studied. In the presence of 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, both glucose and the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA), an activator of protein kinase C, enhanced cyclic AMP formation 2.5-fold during 60 min of incubation. Both TPA-stimulated and glucose-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulations were abolished by the omission of extracellular Ca2+. The Ca2+ ionophore A23187 did not affect cyclic AMP accumulation itself, but affected the time course of TPA-induced cyclic AMP accumulation, the effect of A23187 + TPA mimicking the time course for glucose-induced cyclic AMP accumulation. A 24 h exposure to TPA, which depletes islets of protein kinase C, abolished the effects of both TPA and glucose on cyclic AMP production. Both TPA-induced and glucose-induced cyclic AMP productions were inhibited by anti-glucagon antibody, and after pretreatment with this antibody glucose stimulation was dependent on addition of glucagon. Pretreatment of islets with TPA for 10 min potentiated glucagon stimulation and impaired somatostatin inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity in a particulate fraction of islets. Carbamoylcholine, which is supposed to activate protein kinase C in islets, likewise stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation in islets. These observations suggest that glucose stimulates islet adenylate cyclase by activation of protein kinase C, and thereby potentiates the effect of endogenous glucagon on adenylate cyclase.

scholarly journals Cytosolic ratios of free [NADPH]/[NADP+] and [NADH]/[NAD+] in mouse pancreatic islets, and nutrient-induced insulin secretion

1987 ◽  
Vol 241 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
C J Hedeskov ◽  
K Capito ◽  
P Thams
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Coupling Factor ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Cell Depolarization ◽  
K Permeability ◽  
Cell Glucose ◽  
Stimulation Of

When the extracellular concentration of glucose was raised from 3 mM to 7 mM (the concentration interval in which beta-cell depolarization and the major decrease in K+ permeability occur), the cytosolic free [NADPH]/[NADP+] ratio in mouse pancreatic islets increased by 29.5%. When glucose was increased to 20 mM, a 117% increase was observed. Glucose had no effect on the cytosolic free [NADH]/[NAD+] ratio. Neither the cytosolic free [NADPH]/[NADP+] ratio nor the corresponding [NADH]/[NAD+] ratio was affected when the islets were incubated with 20 mM-fructose or with 3 mM-glucose + 20 mM-fructose, although the last-mentioned condition stimulated insulin release. The insulin secretagogue leucine (10 mM) stimulated insulin secretion, but lowered the cytosolic free [NADPH]/[NADP+] ratio; 10 mM-leucine + 10 mM-glutamine stimulated insulin release and significantly enhanced both the [NADPH]/[NADP+] ratio and the [NADH]/[NAD+] ratio. It is concluded that the cytosolic free [NADPH]/[NADP+] ratio may be involved in coupling beta-cell glucose metabolism to beta-cell depolarization and ensuing insulin secretion, but it may not be the sole or major coupling factor in nutrient-induced stimulation of insulin secretion.

scholarly journals Opposite effects of starvation on oxidation of [14C]adenosine and adenosine-induced insulin release by isolated mouse pancreatic islets

1978 ◽  
Vol 176 (2) ◽  
pp. 619-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Insulin Biosynthesis ◽  
Insulin Production ◽  
Stimulate Insulin Secretion ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets

To test further the hypothesis that ribonucleosides stimulate insulin secretion and biosynthesis by producing metabolic signals, the effects of starvation on adenosine-stimulated insulin production and the oxidation of adenosine by isolated mouse pancreatic islets were examined. No direct correlation was found between the metabolic flux and insulin secretion, since the starvation-induced impairment of the adenosine-stimulated insulin secretion was accompanied by an increased rate of adenosine oxidation. Adenosine-stimulated insulin biosynthesis was, however, unaffected by starvation.

Resveratrol-induced inhibition of insulin secretion from rat pancreatic islets: evidence for pivotal role of metabolic disturbances

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (4) ◽  
pp. E901-E907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Szkudelski
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Channels ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Estrogenic Activity ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels

Resveratrol is a stilbene present in different plant species and exerting numerous beneficial effects, including prevention of diabetes and attenuation of some diabetic complications. Its inhibitory effect on insulin secretion was recently documented, but the exact mechanism underlying this action remains unknown. Experiments employing diazoxide and a high concentration of K+revealed that, in depolarized pancreatic islets incubated for 90 min with resveratrol (1, 10, and 100 μM), insulin secretion stimulated by glucose and leucine was impaired. The attenuation of the insulin secretory response to 6.7 mM glucose was not abrogated by blockade of intracellular estrogen receptors and was found to be accompanied by diminished islet glucose oxidation, enhanced lactate production, and reduced ATP levels. Glucose-induced hyperpolarization of the mitochondrial membrane was also reduced in the presence of resveratrol. Moreover, in depolarized islets incubated with 2.8 mM glucose, activation of protein kinase C or protein kinase A potentiated insulin release; however, under these conditions, resveratrol was ineffective. Further studies also revealed that, under conditions of blocked voltage-dependent calcium channels, the stilbene reduced insulin secretion induced by a combination of glucose with forskolin. These data demonstrate that resveratrol 1) inhibits the amplifying pathway of insulin secretion, 2) exerts an insulin-suppressive effect independently of its estrogenic/anti-estrogenic activity, 3) shifts islet glucose metabolism from mitochondrial oxidation to anaerobic, 4) fails to abrogate insulin release promoted without metabolic events, and 5) does not suppress hormone secretion as a result of the direct inhibition of Ca2+influx through voltage-dependent calcium channels.

scholarly journals Effects of glucose, glucose metabolites and calcium ions on adenylate cyclase activity in homogenates of mouse pancreatic islets

1977 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Capito ◽  
C J Hedeskov
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Cyclase Activity ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase Activity ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Glycolytic Intermediates ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Glucose Metabolites ◽  
Effect Of Glucose

The effects of glucose, a series of glucose metabolites, nicotinamide nucleotides, Ca2+ and p-chloromercuribenzenesulphonate on adenylate cyclase activity in homogenates of mouse pancreatic islets were studied. The basal activity of the adenylate cyclase was approx. 6 pmol of cyclic AMP formed/30 min per microng of DNA at 30 degrees C. The enzyme activity was stimulated by some 150% by fluoride. Starvation of the animals for 48h had no effect on either the basal or the fluoride-stimulated activity. The adenylate cyclase activity was increased by 40-50% when 17 mM-glucose, 10 micronM-phosphoenolpyruvate or 10 micronM-pyruvate was added to the assay medium. The effect of glucose was unchanged in the presence of 17 mM-mannoheptulose, and mannoheptulose alone had no effect. The other glycolytic intermediates, and the coenzymes NAD+, NADH and NADPH, at concentrations up to 1 mM were without any detectable effect on the rate of formation of cyclic AMP. The insulin secretagogue p-chloromercuribenzenesulphonate inhibited the adenylate cyclase markedly even at a concentration of 10 micronM. Calculated concentrations of free Ca2+ of 10 micronM and 0.1 mM inhibited adenylate cyclase by 29 and 71% respectively. It is concluded that both glucose itself and phosphoenolpyruvate and/or pyruvate are true activating ligands for islet and adenylate cyclase and that inhibition of the cyclase by Ca2+ may be of physiological significance.

Direct long-term effect of hydrocortisone on insulin and glucagon release from mouse pancreatic islets in tissue culture

1981 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Brunstedt ◽  
J. Høiriis Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Endocrine Function ◽  
Maximal Effect ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Mouse Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Pancreatic Endocrine Function ◽  
Mouse Islets

Abstract. The effects of glucocorticoids on the pancreatic endocrine function was studied in isolated mouse pancreatic islets maintained in tissue culture for 1 to 3 weeks. Following culture for 1 week without corticoid supplement acute experiments with hydrocortisone showed no significant effect on the glucose-induced insulin release at 10−8 to 10−5 mol/l hydrocortisone. When, however, the islets were cultured in the presence of hvdrocortisone, there was an increased insulin release to the medium in a dose-dependent manner, with the maximal effect at 10−7 mol/l hydrocortisone. The release of glucagon to the medium was not affected to the same degree, but showed a slight inhibition at increasing concentrations of hydrocortisone. Short-term experiments after the culture period showed that islets cultured for 3 weeks in the presence of 10−7 to 10−5 mol/l hydrocortisone had an enhanced insulin secretion in response to glucose. The islets did not show any statistically significant change in their insulin- and DNA-content after 3 weeks of culture with hydrocortisone, but a marked reduction in the content of glucagon was found with increasing concentrations of hydrocortisone. The present results suggest that physiological concentrations of hydrocortisone are of importance for mouse islets to maintain their insulin production in tissue culture.

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