Sodium nitroprusside inhibits glucose-induced insulin release by activating ATP-sensitive K+ channels.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1175(3): 293-301, 1993 Feb 17.
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| ID: mdl-8435446
ABSTRACT
Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) has been reported to be a potent stimulator of cGMP formation in different tissues, including pancreatic islets. The present study aimed at comparing the effects of sodium nitroprusside and dibutyryl cGMP on 86Rb outflow, 45Ca outflow, short-term 45Ca uptake, cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and insulin release from rat pancreatic islet cells. The data indicate that cGMP potentiates whilst SNP inhibits the glucose-induced insulin release. This inhibitory effect appears to be mediated by the activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels leading to a decrease in Ca2+ influx and subsequent reduction in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration. Whatever the exact mechanism(s) underlying the capacity of sodium nitroprusside to enhance the K+ permeability of the B-cell membrane, the drug appears to be an inadequate pharmacological tool to characterize the involvement of cGMP in the insulin secretory process. The experimental results also suggest that cGMP potentiates glucose-induced insulin release without affecting ionic movements.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nitroprussiato
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Canais de Potássio
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Cálcio
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Ilhotas Pancreáticas
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Glucose
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Insulina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article