title: Effect of glucose on human fetal pancreatic tissue in vitro.
abstract: For investigating insulin secretion in vitro human fetal pancreatic slices prepared from women with a normal carbohydrate tolerance at a mean gestational age of 12 +/- 1 weeks were incubated in the presence of various secretagogues. Glucose concentration up to 20 mmol/l failed to enhance insulin secretion, whereas an increase of glucose up to 40 mmol/l, the addition of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor IBMX or a priming period of 30 min in the presence of 20 mmol/l glucose resulted in an enhancement of hormone release, calculated per microgram dry weight. For the first time the results demonstrates an intact secretory machinery of the B-cells under controlled conditions in an early stage of gestational development.
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine