scholarly journals Subthreshold α2-Adrenergic Activation Counteracts Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Potentiation of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minglin Pan ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Xiuli Cui ◽  
Shao-Nian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Adrenergic Agonist ◽  
Signaling Systems ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulin Secretory Response ◽  
Adrenergic Activation ◽  
Gi Proteins

The pancreatic β cell harbors α2-adrenergic and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors on its plasma membrane to sense the corresponding ligands adrenaline/noradrenaline and GLP-1 to govern glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. However, it is not known whether these two signaling systems interact to gain the adequate and timely control of insulin release in response to glucose. The present work shows that the α2-adrenergic agonist clonidine concentration-dependently depresses glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from INS-1 cells. On the contrary, GLP-1 concentration-dependently potentiates insulin secretory response to glucose. Importantly, the present work reveals that subthreshold α2-adrenergic activation with clonidine counteracts GLP-1 potentiation of glucose-induced insulin secretion. This counteractory process relies on pertussis toxin- (PTX-) sensitive Gi proteins since it no longer occurs following PTX-mediated inactivation of Gi proteins. The counteraction of GLP-1 potentiation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by subthreshold α2-adrenergic activation is likely to serve as a molecular mechanism for the delicate regulation of insulin release.

scholarly journals Transgenic Expression of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) and Activated Muscarinic Receptor (M3R) Significantly Improves Pig Islet Secretory Function

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 901-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nizar I. Mourad ◽  
Andrea Perota ◽  
Daela Xhema ◽  
Cesare Galli ◽  
Pierre Gianello
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Muscarinic Receptor ◽  
Expression Vectors ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Transgenic Expression ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Type 3

Porcine islets show notoriously low insulin secretion levels in response to glucose stimulation. While this is somehow expected in the case of immature islets isolated from fetal and neonatal pigs, disappointingly low secretory responses are frequently reported in studies using in vitro-maturated fetal and neonatal islets and even fully differentiated adult islets. Herein we show that β-cell-specific expression of a modified glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and of a constitutively activated type 3 muscarinic receptor (M3R) efficiently amplifies glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Both adult and neonatal isolated pig islets were treated with adenoviral expression vectors carrying sequences encoding for GLP-1 and/or M3R. GSIS from transduced and control islets was evaluated during static incubation and dynamic perifusion assays. While expression of GLP-1 did not affect basal or stimulated insulin secretion, activated M3R produced a twofold increase in both first and second phases of GSIS. Coexpression of GLP-1 and M3R caused an even greater increase in the secretory response, which was amplified fourfold compared to controls. In conclusion, our work highlights pig islet insulin secretion deficiencies and proposes concomitant activation of cAMP-dependent and cholinergic pathways as a solution to ameliorate GSIS from pig islets used for transplantation.

scholarly journals miR-7 Regulates GLP-1-Mediated Insulin Release by Targeting β-Arrestin 1

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Matarese ◽  
Jessica Gambardella ◽  
Angela Lombardi ◽  
Xujun Wang ◽  
Gaetano Santulli
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Release ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Β Cell Function ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
First Time

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been shown to potentiate glucose-stimulated insulin secretion binding GLP-1 receptor on pancreatic β cells. β-arrestin 1 (βARR1) is known to regulate the desensitization of GLP-1 receptor. Mounting evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) are fundamental in the regulation of β cell function and insulin release. However, the regulation of GLP-1/βARR1 pathways by miRs has never been explored. Our hypothesis is that specific miRs can modulate the GLP-1/βARR1 axis in β cells. To test this hypothesis, we applied a bioinformatic approach to detect miRs that could target βARR1; we identified hsa-miR-7-5p (miR-7) and we validated the specific interaction of this miR with βARR1. Then, we verified that GLP-1 was indeed able to regulate the transcription of miR-7 and βARR1, and that miR-7 significantly regulated GLP-1-induced insulin release and cyclic AMP (cAMP) production in β cells. Taken together, our findings indicate, for the first time, that miR-7 plays a functional role in the regulation of GLP-1-mediated insulin release by targeting βARR1. These results have a decisive clinical impact given the importance of drugs modulating GLP-1 signaling in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Effects of somatostatin-28 on circulating concentrations of insulin and gut hormones in sheep

1996 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
P A Martin ◽  
A Faulkner
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Basal Insulin ◽  
Gut Hormones ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Nutrient Partitioning ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1 ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion

Abstract The effects of intravenous somatostatin-28 (S28) infusion on glucose-stimulated and glucagon-like peptide-1(7–36)amide (GLP-1)-augmented insulin secretion were studied in sheep. S28 was infused via a jugular catheter for 15 min at a rate of 1·1 pmol/kg/min either alone or together with GLP-1 and/or glucose. S28 infusion did not significantly lower circulating basal insulin concentrations in fed sheep. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was significantly inhibited by S28 infusion, serum concentrations decreasing from about 200 to 150 pmol/l. GLP-1 significantly augmented glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, serum concentrations increasing from about 230 to 280 pmol/l. S28 completely counteracted this effect of GLP-1. S28 infusion also significantly decreased the circulating concentrations of glucose-dependent insulinotrophic polypeptide (GIP) and GLP-1 in fed sheep (from about 110 to 45 pmol/l for GIP and from about 25 to 15 pmol/l for GLP-1). The physiological implications of these observations are discussed with particular reference to the ruminant. It is concluded that S28 may have an important endocrine role in the control of insulin secretion and regulation of nutrient partitioning. Journal of Endocrinology (1996) 151, 107–112

scholarly journals Insulin secretion defects in liver cirrhosis can be reversed by glucagon-like peptide-1

2000 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
EG Siegel ◽  
A Seidenstucker ◽  
B Gallwitz ◽  
F Schmitz ◽  
A Reinecke-Luthge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Insulin Release ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Isolated Pancreatic Islets ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide ◽  
Glucagon Like Peptide 1

Liver cirrhosis is often accompanied by a disturbed carbohydrate metabolism similar to type 2 diabetes. To investigate the severity of the defect in insulin secretion in this form of diabetes, we measured insulin release from isolated pancreatic islets of rats with CCl(4)-phenobarbital-induced liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis was confirmed by clinical signs, elevated liver enzymes and histology. Fasting venous plasma glucose concentrations were equal in rats with liver cirrhosis and in controls. Plasma insulin and glucagon concentrations were significantly greater (P<0.01) in cirrhotic rats than in control animals. Glucose (16.7 mM)-induced stimulation of insulin release from pancreatic islets revealed a twofold increase in control and cirrhotic rats. Basal and stimulated insulin secretion, however, were significantly lower in cirrhotic animals. The incretin hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), has therapeutic potential for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, islets from control and cirrhotic animals were incubated with GLP-1 in concentrations from 10(-)(11) to 10(-)(6) M. GLP-1 stimulated insulin release in a concentration-dependent manner. In islets from cirrhotic rats, basal and stimulated insulin secretion was blunted compared with controls. These data show that the hyperinsulinemia observed in liver cirrhosis is not due to an increase of insulin secretion from islets, but could be explained by decreased hepatic clearance of insulin. GLP-1 may ameliorate diabetes in patients with liver cirrhosis.

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