ROLE OF OVARIAN HORMONES IN THE LONG-TERM CONTROL OF GLUCOSE-HOMEOSTASIS - EFFECTS ON INSULIN-SECRETION
ROLE OF OVARIAN HORMONES IN THE LONG-TERM CONTROL OF GLUCOSE-HOMEOSTASIS - EFFECTS ON INSULIN-SECRETION
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00281829
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
AHMEDSOROUR, H
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作者:
BAILEY, CJ;AHMEDSOROUR, H
The role of ovarian hormones in the long-term control of B-cell function in the mouse was examined. Ovariectomized adult female mice were treated with daily s.c. replacement doses of estradiol (5 .mu.g/kg), progesterone (1 mg/kg), both hormones combined or vehicle only for 15 wk. Ovariectomy caused a 40% increase in plasma glucose concentrations during glucose tolerance tests, a 26% decrease in the plasma insulin response to glucose (2 g/kg i.p.) and a 32% decrease in the plasma insulin response to arginine (2 g/kg i.p.) compared with control mice. When islets from ovariectomized mice were incubated for 30 min in media containing 28 mmol/l glucose or 2.8 mmol/l glucose with 5 mmol/l arginine, insulin release was reduced by 23 and 31%, respectively. Total pancreatic and islet insulin content were each decreased by 36% and the number of B-cells was decreased by 39% in the ovariectomized mice. These detrimental effects of ovariectomy were partially or totally prevented by the estradiol and progesterone treatments. The results indicate that ovarian estrogens and progestogens may play an important role in the long-term maintenance of B-cell competence in the female mouse.