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3047130

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
27
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
The cytoplasmic calcium concentration (Ca2+i) was measured in suspensions of fura-2 loaded mouse pancreatic beta-cells by continuously recording the 340/380 nm fluorescence excitation ratio. When the glucose concentration was raised from 3 to 20 mM, there was an initial lowering of Ca2+i followed by a sustained increase. Whereas the reduction in Ca2+i was related to the extracellular glucose concentration in a hyperbolic manner, the increasing component exhibited a sigmoidal dose-response relationship. Both effects became maximal at 15-20 mM of the sugar. Qualitatively similar bimodal Ca2+i responses were obtained with 30 mM mannose, 2 mM alpha-ketoisocaproic acid, 10 mM leucine, and 10 mM metabolism-stimulating leucine analogue beta-2-aminobicyclo-(2,2,1)-heptane-2-carboxylic acid. Fructose (30 mM) had virtually no effect on Ca2+i in the presence of extracellular Ca2+, and 10 mM arginine induced only a rise. The results indicate that nutrient secretagogues stimulate both the entry of Ca2+ into the beta-cells and its elimination from the cytoplasm by processes like organelle sequestration and outward transport. Consequently, the Ca2+i level determining insulin secretion results from the balance between two opposing actions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
263
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13750-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Nutrient secretagogues induce bimodal early changes in cytoplasmic calcium of insulin-releasing ob/ob mouse beta-cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't