title: Effects of galanin and calcitonin gene-related peptide on insulin and glucagon secretion in man.
abstract: To study the influence of the pancreatic neuropeptides, galanin and calcitonin gene-related peptide, on insulin and glucagon secretion in man, synthetic porcine galanin (80 pmol.kg-1.min-1; N = 6) or synthetic human calcitonin gen-related peptide (10 pmol.kg-1.min-1; N = 5) was infused intravenously in human volunteers. Following 5 min of infusion, arginine (5 g bolus + 10 mg.kg-1.min-1) was given. Galanin did not affect basal or arginine-stimulated insulin secretion judged from determinations of plasma insulin and C-peptide. Similarly, galanin did not affect arginine-stimulated glucagon secretion. Calcitonin gene-related peptide did not affect basal or arginine-stimulated insulin or glucagon secretion. However, calcitonin gene-related peptide slightly potentiated the arginine-induced hyperglycemia (p less than 0.01). Thus, in man, galanin has no influence on insulin or glucagon secretion when infused at 80 pmol.kg-1.min-1, whereas CGRP at 10 pmol.kg-1.min-1 induces slight hyperglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahrén
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D019004:Galanin; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin; D010455:Peptides; D019004:Galanin; D005934:Glucagon; D001120:Arginine; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide