title: beta----alpha----delta pancreatic islet cellular perfusion in dogs.
abstract: Intraislet communication between alpha-, beta-, and delta-cells and their secretory products may theoretically occur via the paracrine (interstitial) and/or vascular routes. Recently, we have shown that there is a directed microvascular circulation in the rat islet with a cellular order of perfusion of beta----alpha----delta. The direction of microvascular perfusion of cells within the dog islet has been controversial. Anterograde (arterial) perfusion and retrograde (reversed or venous) perfusion of a segment of isolated dog pancreas with potent insulin antibodies yielded results similar to those found in the rat pancreas (anterograde, 158 +/- 44% increase in glucagon and 65 +/- 20% increase in somatostatin; retrograde, no change in glucagon or somatostatin). Anterograde infusion of glucagon antibody (no change in insulin, -33.5 +/- 3% decrease in somatostatin) or somatostatin antibody (no change in insulin or glucagon) also yielded the same results as in the rat pancreas. Anterograde infusion of 500 pg/ml glucagon caused a larger increase in insulin secretion (245 +/- 10%) than retrograde infusion (45 +/- 4%), whereas somatostatin was stimulated more retrogradely (339 +/- 17%) than anterogradely (121 +/- 9%). Anterograde infusion of somatostatin produced a larger decrease in insulin and glucagon than did retrograde perfusion (P less than .0001 for both comparisons). The retrograde infusion of 0.3 mU/ml insulin caused a decrease in glucagon but was without effect anterogradely. The results from the infusion of exogenous hormones suggest that the sensitivity of the alpha-, beta-, and delta-cells to insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin is determined by the beta----alpha----delta order of perfusion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007330:Insulin Antibodies; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007330:Insulin Antibodies; D013004:Somatostatin; D005934:Glucagon