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eng
Author
Masaki, Yoji
Tanigawa, Keiichiro
Oguni, Satoshi
Tsuchiyama, Shinichi
Note, Shinya
Description
To clarify whether prostaglandin synthesis is involved in the regulation of insulin release from isolated rat islets, we performed three different experiments. The direct effects of prostaglandin E_1 and prostacyclin on insulin release were investigated. Neither prostaglandin had any effect in the presence of low and high concentrations of glucose. Indomethacin, aspirin^<[○!R]> (acetylsalicylic acid) and flurbiprofen, inhibitors of cyclooxygenase, did not have a significant effect on insulin release evoked by glucose. Exogenous phospholipase A_2 purified from bee venom and melittin stimulated insulin release. A potent and selective inhibitor of phospholipase A_2,mepacrine, inhibited glucose-induced insulin release. The present work indicates that 1) cyclooxygenase does not participate early release of insulin from islet 2) activation of phospholipase A_2 might be involved in insulin stimulus-secretion coupling.
Subject
Langerhans' islet
prostaglandins
insulin release
Journal Title
Shimane journal of medical science
Volume
9
Issue
1
Start Page
21
End Page
28
ISSN
03865959
ISSN(Online)
24332410
Published Date
1985-11-01
NCID
AA00841586
Publisher Aalternative
Shimane Medical University
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
Format
PDF
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出版社版
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Faculty of Medicine
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