title: The digitonin-permeabilized pancreatic islet model. Effect of myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate on Ca2+ mobilization.
abstract: Glucose-induced insulin secretion is thought to be mediated by submicromolar increases in intracellular Ca2+, although the intracellular processes are not well understood. We have used the previously characterized digitonin-permeabilized insulin-secreting pancreatic islet model to study the role of myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), a putative second messenger for mobilization of intracellular Ca2+. Ca2+ efflux from the endoplasmic reticulum was studied with or without vanadate present to inhibit Ca2+ reuptake. IP3 (10 microM), at a free Ca2+ level of 0.06 microM, increased Ca2+ release by 30% and, when vanadate was present, by 50%. Maximal and half-maximal Ca2+ release was observed at 10 microM- and 2.5 microM-IP3, respectively. IP3 provoked a rapid release that was followed by slow reuptake. Reuptake was diminished in the presence of vanadate. Inositol 1,4-bisphosphate, inositol 1-phosphate and other phosphoinositide metabolites did not have any significant effect. Because increases in Ca2+ levels in the submicromolar range have been previously shown to induce insulin release in digitonin-permeabilized islets, our results are consistent with the concept of IP3 serving as a second messenger for insulin secretion.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D004072:Digitonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D004072:Digitonin; D002118:Calcium