Abstract
The present study was done to achieve a better understanding of the role of ionic flux alterations in glucose-induced desensitization of pancreatic beta-cells. Moreover, we investigated the reversibility of glucose-induced desensitization after different times of exposure to high glucose to ascertain the time necessary for desensitization reversal and to determine whether it depends on the length of high glucose exposure. Glucose desensitization was obtained by incubating rat pancreatic islets for 6 h in CMRL medium containing 16.7 mmol/l glucose. At the end of this period, insulin release, 86Rb efflux, and 45Ca uptake were measured in parallel experiments. In islets cultured at 16.7 mmol/l glucose, maximal glucose-induced insulin release was reduced (848 +/- 97 pg x islet-1 x 30 min-1) in comparison to islets incubated at 5.5 mmol/l glucose (1,436 +/- 144, n = 7, P < 0.01). In contrast, insulin content was similar in the two groups, being 41.0 +/- 2.7 and 47.8 +/- 2.2 ng/islet in islets exposed to 16.7 or 5.5 mmol/l glucose, respectively (P = 0.167). The effect of glucose on both 86Rb efflux and 45Ca uptake was also significantly reduced in 16.7 mmol/l glucose-cultured islets. 86Rb efflux was inhibited only 19 +/- 4% in islets...Continue Reading
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