title: Insulin release from a cloned hamster B-cell line (HIT-T15). The effects of glucose, amino acids, sulphonylureas and colchicine.
abstract: Insulin release from statically incubated HIT-T15 cells was maximally stimulated by glucose, L-arginine and L-leucine. L-arginine stimulated insulin release in the absence of glucose. Glucose induced insulin release was potentiated by the addition of L-leucine, L-arginine and the two in combination. Both glibenclamide and chlorpropamide stimulated insulin release from HIT-T15 cells. Glibenclamide was the more potent and equivalent in insulinotrophic action to 7.5 mmol/l glucose. Only chlorpropamide significantly potentiated glucose induced insulin release. Perifused HIT-T15 cells produced a reproducible biphasic insulin response to glucose challenge which was characterised by a pronounced and sustained first phase and a reduced second phase. The stimulation of phase I by glibenclamide alone and the inhibition of phase II of glucose induced insulin release by colchicine suggested the presence of a readily available pool of insulin granules which was not rapidly restored by insulin biosynthesis and granule margination.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002999:Clone Cells; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; D005947:Glucose; D003078:Colchicine