title: Metabolic characteristics of pancreatic beta-cells exposed to calcium-transporting ionophores.
abstract: The effects of the ionophores A-23187 and X-537 A on glucose metabolism, ATP content and sucrose permeability in pancreatic islets microdissected from obese-hyperglycemic mice were studied. The formation of 14CO2 from 10 mM D-[U-14C] GLUCOSE WAS INHIBITED BY OMISSION OF Ca2+ from the medium. A-23187 (10 muM) induced a further decrease of 14CO2 formation whereas X-537 A (10 muM) had no effect. At 20 mM glucose both A-23187 (48 muM) and X-537 A (43 muM) decreased the 14CO2 formation in the absence of Ca2+ whereas only X-537 A inhibited in the presence of Ca2+. X-537 A (43 muM) also decreased the formation of 3H2O from 20 mM D-[5-3H] glucose. The islet content of ATP was not changed after incubation in media deficient in either Mg2+ or Ca2+. However, omission of both Mg2+ and Ca2+ resulted in about 50% decrease of the ATP content. A-23187 and X-537 A induced dose-dependent decreases of the islet ATP content. X-537 A was much more potent than A-23187. Both ionophores induced stronger depression of the ATP content when Ca2+ was omitted. X-537 A (43 muM) but not A-23187 (48 muM) increased the beta-cell membrane permeability as indicated by an increased sucrose space in relation to the urea space of islets. Such an effect was not obtained with X-537 A at 1 muM or by omission of Ca2+. It is suggested that the marked metabolic effects of the ionophores reflect an impaired mitochondrial metabolism. These metabolic changes should be considered in interpretations of ionophore action on insulin secretion.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007832:Lasalocid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000001:Calcimycin; D013395:Sucrose; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014508:Urea; D008274:Magnesium; D005947:Glucose; D002118:Calcium; D007832:Lasalocid