title: Effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36) amide and glucagon on amylin release from perfused rat pancreas.
abstract: The effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36) amide [GLP-1 (7-36) amide] and glucagon on the release of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), or amylin, from the isolated perfused rat pancreas were studied. In the presence of 5.6 mM glucose, GLP-1 (7-36) amide and glucagon stimulated the release of amylin from the perfused pancreas. The infusion of GLP-1 (7-36) amide at a concentration of 10(-9) M elicited a biphasic release of amylin similar to that of insulin. The cumulative output of amylin induced by 10(-9)M GLP-1 (7-36) amide was significantly higher than that by 10(-9)M glucagon (p less than 0.01). The amylin/insulin molar ratios induced by GLP-1 (7-36) amide and glucagon were about 1% and did not differ significantly. These findings suggest that GLP-1 (7-36) amide and glucagon stimulate the release of amylin from the pancreas and that the concomitant secretion of amylin and insulin might contribute to glucose homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hisatomi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Umeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nawata
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D058228:Islet Amyloid Polypeptide; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010477:Perfusion; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D007328:Insulin; D058228:Islet Amyloid Polypeptide; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; C061970:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36); D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose