title: Enhanced de novo synthesis of phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylinositol in rat pancreatic islets exposed to nutrient or neurotransmitter stimuli.
abstract: A stimulation of [3H]glycerol incorporation into phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylinositol was observed upon exposure of rat pancreatic islets to the nutrient secretagogues alpha-ketoisocaproate and glucose, or to the neurotransmitter stimuli carbamylcholine and cholecystokinin. These effects were associated with reduced labeling of phosphatidylcholine and, in some cases, phosphatidylethanolamine. The modified patterns of [3H]glycerol incorporation into islet phospholipids persisted in the absence of added Ca2+, but were abolished by excess EDTA. Nutrient, but not neurotransmitter, secretagogues also stimulated the incorporation of [3H]glycerol into triacylglycerols. The results suggest that the stimulation of islets with the above classes of secretagogues is accompanied by enhanced de novo synthesis of acidic phospholipids.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007651:Keto Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007651:Keto Acids; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; C013082:alpha-ketoisocaproic acid; D002217:Carbachol; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D004492:Edetic Acid; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol