Transglutaminase involvement in the secretion of insulin from electropermeabilised rat islets of langerhans

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 557-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Lindsay ◽  
Peter J. Bungay ◽  
Martin Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Phorbol Ester ◽  
Primary Amine ◽  
Amine Group ◽  
Primary Amine Group ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans

Ca2+-Induced insulin release from electropermeabilised islets is inhibited by the transglutaminase inhibitors monodansylcadaverine, glycine methylester, methylamine and cystamine but not by the control compounds dimethyl monodansylcadaverine and sarcosine methylester which lack the primary amine group. Neither monodansylcadaverine nor glycine methylester inhibited insulin secretion induced by either cAMP or the phorbol ester PMA at basal levels (10 nM) of Ca2+. These data provide further evidence for the involvement of transglutaminase in Ca2+ induced insulin secretion, they also suggest that insulin secretion induced by either cAMP or PMA may act in part by a mechanism independent of that induced by Ca2+.

Effects of flavonoids on insulin secretion and 45Ca2+ handling in rat islets of Langerhans

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.S.T. Hii ◽  
S.L. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Hormone Release ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Isolated Rat Islets ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Isolated Rat

ABSTRACT The effects of some flavonoids, a group of naturally occurring pigments one of which has been claimed to possess antidiabetic activities, on insulin release and 45Ca2+ handling have been studied in isolated rat islets of Langerhans. Insulin release was enhanced by approximately 44–70% when islets were exposed to either (−)epicatechin (0·8 mmol/l) or quercetin (0·01–0·1 mmol/l); others such as naringenin (0·1 mmol/l) and chrysin (0·08 mmol/l) inhibited hormone release by approximately 40–60%. These effects were observed only in the presence of 20 mmol glucose/l. Quercetin (0·01 mmol/l) and (−)epicatechin (0·8 mmol/l) both inhibited 45Ca2+ efflux in the presence and absence of extracellular Ca2+. In the presence of 20 mmol glucose/l both the short-term (5 min) and steady-state (30 min) uptake of 45Ca2+ were significantly increased by either quercetin or (−)epicatechin. These results suggest that the stimulatory compounds such as quercetin and (−)epicatechin may, at least in part, exert their effects on insulin release via changes in Ca2+ metabolism. J. Endocr. (1985) 107, 1–8

Immunoprecipitation of a pertussis toxin substrate of the Go family from rat islets of Langerhans

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas S. Berrow ◽  
Roger D. Hurst ◽  
Susan L. F. Chan ◽  
Noel G. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Pertussis Toxin ◽  
Inhibitory Receptors ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans

Rat islets express a pertussis toxin sensitive G-protein involved in receptor-mediated inhibition of insulin secretion. This has been assumed previously to represent “Gi” which couples inhibitory receptors to adenylate cyclase. Incubation of islet G-proteins with32P-NAD and pertussis toxin resulted in the labelling of a band of molecular weight 40,000. This band was very broad and did not allow resolution of individual components. Incubation of the radiolabelled proteins with an anti-Go antiserum resulted in specific immunoprecipitation of a32P-labelled band. These results demonstrate that the complement of pertussis toxin sensitive G-proteins in rat islets includes Go.

Relationships between energy level and insulin secretion in isolated rat islets of langerhans

1992 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1859-1864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuaki Ohta ◽  
David Nelson ◽  
Jeanne M. Wilson ◽  
Martin D. Meglasson ◽  
Maria Erecińska
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Isolated Rat Islets ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Isolated Rat

Nicotinamide Prevents Interleukin-1 Effects on Accumulated Insulin Release and Nitric Oxide Production in Rat Islets of Langerhans

Diabetes ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 770-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. U. Andersen ◽  
K. H. Jorgensen ◽  
J. Egeberg ◽  
T. Mandrup-Poulsen ◽  
J. Nerup
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Nitric Oxide Production ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Oxide Production ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans

scholarly journals Studies on the role of inositol trisphosphate in the regulation of insulin secretion from isolated rat islets of Langerhans

1985 ◽  
Vol 228 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
N G Morgan ◽  
G M Rumford ◽  
W Montague
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Islet Cells ◽  
Inositol Trisphosphate ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Isolated Rat Islets ◽  
Rat Islets Of Langerhans ◽  
Isolated Rat ◽  
Stimulation Of

Glucose (20 mM) and carbachol (1 mM) produced a rapid increase in [3H]inositol trisphosphate (InsP3) formation in isolated rat islets of Langerhans prelabelled with myo-[3H]inositol. The magnitude of the increase in InsP3 formation was similar when either agent was used alone and was additive when they were used together. In islets prelabelled with 45Ca2+ and treated with carbachol (1 mM), the rise in InsP3 correlated with a rapid, transient, release of 45Ca2+ from the cells, consistent with mobilization of 45Ca2+ from an intracellular pool. Under these conditions, however, insulin secretion was not increased. In contrast, islets prelabelled with 45Ca2+ and exposed to 20mM-glucose exhibited a delayed and decreased 45Ca2+ efflux, but released 7-8-fold more insulin than did those exposed to carbachol. Depletion of extracellular Ca2+ failed to modify the increase in InsP3 elicited by either glucose or carbachol, whereas it selectively inhibited the efflux of 45Ca2+ induced by glucose in preloaded islets. Under these conditions, however, glucose was still able to induce a small stimulation of the first phase of insulin secretion. These results demonstrate that polyphosphoinositide metabolism, Ca2+ mobilization and insulin release can all be dissociated in islet cells, and suggest that glucose and carbachol regulate these parameters by different mechanisms.

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