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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Oscillations of plasma insulin are essential for the hypoglycaemic effect of the hormone. Disturbance and partial loss of these oscillations occur during the development of Type 2 diabetes, in association with down-regulation of insulin receptors and insulin resistance. Oscillations with a frequency similar to that of plasma insulin have been observed in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of pancreatic beta cells, indicating that the ion plays a role in generating insulin pulses. Studies of individual islets have revealed that oscillations of [Ca2+]i and insulin release are synchronous. However, insulin release is also pulsatile under conditions in which [Ca2+]i is stable. These results support the notion that variations in the ATP/ADP ratio are sufficient to induce pulsatile insulin release. Under physiological conditions, this pulsatility may depend on the synergistic effects of ATP/ADP and [Ca2+]i oscillations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1262-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulsatile insulin release: role of cytoplasmic Ca2+ oscillations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Cell Biology, Biomedicum, Uppsala, Sweden. Peter.Bergsten@medcellbiol.uu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't