title: Secretin N-terminal hexapeptide potentiates insulin release in mouse islets.
abstract: Peptides representing the N-terminal part of secretin were synthesized and their effects tested on column-perifused isolated mouse pancreatic islets. Insulin release induced by D-glucose was potentiated by the two peptides His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Thr-Phe-OMe (S1-6) and Ser-Asp-Gly-Thr-Phe-OMe (S2-6). The consecutive smaller N-terminal peptides Asp-Gly-Thr-Phe-OMe (S3-6) and Gly-Thr-Phe-OMe (S4-6) had no effects while the dipeptide ester Thr-Phe-OMe (S5-6) also potentiated the release of insulin. The results suggest that the N-terminal part of secretin may be involved in the marked in vitro glucose-dependent insulin release induced by secretin.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012633:Secretin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012633:Secretin; C050804:secretin (1-6); D005947:Glucose