scholarly journals Does Vitamin D Level Affect Beta Cell Activity?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Gülin Öztürk Özkan
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Cell Activity

Age-dependent reduction in insulin secretion and insulin mRNA in isolated islets from rats

1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (6) ◽  
pp. E983-E990 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Perfetti ◽  
C. M. Rafizadeh ◽  
A. S. Liotta ◽  
J. M. Egan
Keyword(s):  
Beta Cell ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Insulin Content ◽  
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Etiologic Factor ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Insulin Mrna ◽  
Old Rats

Aging is an etiologic factor in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. To characterize the beta-cell abnormalities that occur with age, we investigated glucose-stimulated insulin release, pancreatic insulin content, and mRNA levels for islet-specific genes in aging Wistar rats. Ten minutes after glucose stimulation, 6-mo-old islets had approximately 40% more cells secreting insulin than 24-mo-old islets (P < 0.0001); after 1 h, 67 +/- 1.0% islets from 6-mo-old rats secreted insulin, compared with 51 +/- 3.5% from 24-mo-old rats (P < 0.0001). The amount of insulin secreted by each beta-cell was also less in the older animals (P < 0.0001). Despite increases in islet size (P < 0.0001) and beta-cell number (P < 0.0001) with age, whole pancreas insulin content showed that 24-mo-old pancreas had less insulin than 6-mo-old pancreas (0.61 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.84 +/- 0.08 microgram/mg pancreatic protein; P < 0.05). Finally, insulin mRNA levels declined to 50% of the newborn value in 24-mo-old islets (P < 0.0001), whereas glucagon mRNA levels showed a very modest decline with age. Somatostatin mRNA levels did not vary significantly. In summary, it appears that in Wistar rats there is a progressive decline in beta-cell activity with age. This decline may represent the biological features of the age-dependent risk of developing diabetes.

scholarly journals Difference in the influence of maternal and paternal NIDDM on pancreatic beta-cell activity and blood lipids in normoglycaemic non-diabetic adult offspring

Diabetologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 831-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kasperska-Czyzyk ◽  
K. Jedynasty ◽  
R. R. Bowsher ◽  
D. L. Holloway ◽  
I. Stradowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Cell ◽  
Blood Lipids ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cell ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Adult Offspring

scholarly journals Association of Vitamin D with Type 2 Diabetes in Postmenopausal Females in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shatha Alharazy ◽  
Eman Alissa ◽  
Mohammed Ardawi ◽  
Susan Lanham-New ◽  
M. Denise Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Model Assessment

AbstractVitamin D (vitD) deficiency has been suspected as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It has been reported that an inverse relationship exists between vitD status and risk of T2DM. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between vitD status and glycemic profile and other metabolic parameters among postmenopausal women with T2DM (living in Saudi Arabia). A cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. One thirty six (n = 136) postmenopausal females (age ≥ 50 years) living in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia, with T2DM were randomly recruited in this study. Anthropometric measures, blood pressure readings and fasting blood samples were obtained fro all study participants. Several biochemical parameters were estimated in fasting serum samples including total 25(OH)D, HbA1c, insulin, glucose, c-peptide and lipid profile. Surrogate markers for insulin resistance were calculated using Homeostasis Model Assessment for insulin resistance and beta cell activity (HOMA-IR, HOMA-β), Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICK-I) and McAuley's index. VitD deficiency was defined as serum total 25(OH)D level below 20 ng/ml.The Mean (± SD) serum levels of total 25(OH)D were 13.8 ± 8.6 ng/ml with 79% of the study cohort being vitD deficient. Furthermore, serum total 25(OH)D levels were found to be inversely correlated with fasting insulin (r = -0.24, p = 0.029), HOMA-IR (r = -0.24, p = 0.03), and positively correlated with McAuley's index (r = 0.22, p = 0.048) and QUICK-I (r = 0.25, p = 0.024). In conclusion, vitD deficiency is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women with T2DM living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. VitD was found to be associated with insulin resistance. Whether vitD supplements are able to improve insulin sensitivity and other parameters in T2DM postmenopausal women should be further investigated.

scholarly journals Improvement in glucose tolerance and beta-cell function in a patient with vitamin D deficiency during treatment with vitamin D.

1994 ◽  
Vol 70 (824) ◽  
pp. 440-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kumar ◽  
M. Davies ◽  
Y. Zakaria ◽  
E. B. Mawer ◽  
C. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Beta Cell ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Beta Cell Function ◽  
Cell Function

Integrated mathematical model to assess beta-cell activity during the oral glucose test

1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (3) ◽  
pp. E522-E531 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Thomaseth ◽  
A. Kautzky-Willer ◽  
B. Ludvik ◽  
R. Prager ◽  
G. Pacini
Keyword(s):  
Beta Cell ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Cell Secretion ◽  
Islet Amyloid ◽  
Concentration Data ◽  
C Peptide ◽  
Fractional Clearance ◽  
Beta Cell Secretion

A model describing beta-cell secretion during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is introduced. The aim was to quantify beta-cell activity in different pathologies by analyzing peripheral concentration data of insulin, C-peptide, and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP). Insulin appearance in periphery is given by the fraction of C-peptide secretion, CPS(t), which accounts for liver degradation. A novelty of this study is the inclusion of IAPP delivery assumed proportional to CPS(t). Although IAPP fractional clearance is estimated in every subject, the clearances of insulin and C-peptide are assigned from a wide set of previous independent studies. Sensitivity analysis was performed to quantify the "error" in the estimated variables due to these assignments. All parameters relating to beta-cell secretion increased in the glucose-intolerant states [integrated CPS(t)=56 +/- 8 nmol/l in 180 min vs. 32 +/- 3 of controls, P<0.05; total IAPP delivery= 83 +/- 21 pmol/l in 180 min vs. 41 +/- 6, P<0.05]. Elevated plasma IAPP concentration of the patients was due to augmented secretion since IAPP clearance was found to be even slightly greater than in controls, (0.053 +/- 0.011 vs. 0.034 +/- 0.004 min-1) and markedly lower than that of insulin (0.14 +/- 0.02, P<0.01). In conclusion, the model introduced here allows the characterization of beta-cell secretory parameters during a simple test such as OGTT.

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