title: Heparin inhibits IP3-induced Ca2+ release in permeabilized pancreatic beta-cells.
abstract: Heparin was found to inhibit the Ca2+ release induced by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) in permeabilized pancreatic beta-cells obtained from obese hyperglycemic mice. The effect of heparin was dose-dependent and not due to inhibition of Ca2+ uptake into the IP3-sensitive pool. The effect appeared specific for heparin and was not reproduced by other polysaccharides such as chondroitin sulfates. Heparin might consequently be a useful tool when investigating the molecular mechanism whereby IP3 mobilizes Ca2+.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D006493:Heparin; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D002118:Calcium