EFFECT OF PERTUSSIS TOXIN ON ISLET INSULIN-SECRETION IN OBESE (FA/FA) ZUCKER RATS
EFFECT OF PERTUSSIS TOXIN ON ISLET INSULIN-SECRETION IN OBESE (FA/FA) ZUCKER RATS
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DOI:
10.1016/0303-7207(91)90161-k
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发表时间:
1991-03-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
CHAN, CB
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作者:
CAWTHORN, EG;CHAN, CB
We used isolated islets of lean and obese Zucker rats to determine whether inhibitory pathways mediated by pertussis toxin-sensitive guanyl nucleotide-binding (G(i)) proteins contribute to hyperinsulinemia in obese rats. Epinephrine (10(-4) M) and somatostatin (10(-7) M) inhibited insulin secretion by +/- 75% in lean and fa/fa rats. Overnight culture of islets with pertussis toxin (300 ng/ml) enhanced insulin release more in lean (+/- 120%) than obese (+/- 60%) rats. In lean rats incubation of pertussis toxin-treated islets with epinephrine resulted in lower immunoreactive insulin release (p = 0.0005) than pertussis toxin-treated islets without epinephrine. However, in obese rats pertussis toxin treatment reversed this inhibition. Pertussis toxin completely reversed inhibition by somatostatin in both phenotypes. Galanin had no effect on insulin secretion. Cellular cAMP content was similar in lean and obese rats. Inhibitory hormones had no effect on cAMP production. We conclude that islets of obese rats respond normally to inhibitors of insulin release. Reversal of somatostatin-induced inhibition by pertussis toxin indicates normal function of G(i) in obese rats. A subtle difference in sensitivity to pertussis toxin between lean and obese islets was noted.