Acyl-Ghrelin Influences Pancreatic β-Cell Function by Interference with KATP Channels
Acyl-Ghrelin Influences Pancreatic β-Cell Function by Interference with KATP Channels
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DOI:
10.2337/db20-0231
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发表时间:
2021-02-01
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Drews, Gisela
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作者:
Kaiser, Julia;Krippeit-Drews, Peter;Drews, Gisela
The aim for this study was to elucidate how the hypothalamic hunger-inducing hormone acyl-ghrelin (AG), which is also produced in the pancreas, affects beta-cell function, with particular attention to the role of ATP-sensitive K+ (K-ATP) channels and the exact site of action of the hormone. AG hyperpolarized the membrane potential and decreased cytoplasmic calcium concentration [Ca2+](c) and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). These effects were abolished in beta-cells from SUR1-knockout (KO) mice. AG increased K-ATP current but only in a configuration with intact metabolism. Unacylated ghrelin counteracted the effects of AG. The influence of AG on membrane potential and GSIS could only be averted in the combined presence of a ghrelin receptor (GHSR1a) antagonist and an inverse agonist. The inhibition of GSIS by AG could be prevented by dibutyryl cyclic-cAMP or 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine and the somatostatin (SST) receptor 2-5 antagonist H6056. These data indicate that AG indirectly opens K-ATP channels probably by interference with the cAMP/cAMP-dependent protein kinase pathway, resulting in a decrease of [Ca2+](c) and GSIS. The experiments with SUR1-KO beta-cells point to a direct effect of AG on beta-cells and not, as earlier suggested, to an exclusive effect by AG-induced SST release from delta-cells. Nevertheless, SST receptors may be involved in the effect of AG, possibly by heteromerization of AG and SST receptors.