Inhibitory effects of PGE1 on glucose induced insulin release in isolated islets of Langerhans

P. D'Ocon
H. del Río
A. Villar
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Abstract

Since prostaglandins are increasingly shown to play an important role on insulin secretion, an evaluation of the PGE1 action on insulin release by isolated islets of Langerhans has been undertaken.Pancreatic islets were prepared after a modification of the Lacy and Kostianovsky technique and incubated in Hanks solution containing glucose 1.63 or 16.3 mM and/or PGE1 10(-5) M.The insulin released was measured after 15, 30 or 60 min of incubation.The results obtained show that PGE1 does not modify insulin release induced by glucose 1.63 mM (non stimulant concentration) but that this PG significantly diminishes the insulin release induced by glucose 16.3 mM (stimulant concentration) after 15 and 30 min of incubation.

Keywords:
Alprostadil/pharmacology, Animals, Glucose/pharmacology, Insulin Secretion, Insulin/metabolism, Islets of Langerhans/metabolism, Rats, Time Factors

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P. D'Ocon
H. del Río
A. Villar


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