title: The interaction between manganese and calcium fluxes in pancreatic beta-cells.
abstract: Electrothermal atomic-absorption spectroscopy was employed for measuring manganese in beta-cell-rich pancreatic islets isolated from ob/ob mice. The efflux from preloaded islets was estimated from the amounts remaining after 30 min of subsequent test incubations in the absence of Mn2+. An increase in the extracellular Mg2+ concentration promoted the Mn2+ efflux and removal of Na+ from a Ca2+-deficient medium had the opposite effect. Addition of 25 mM-K+ failed to affect Mn2+ outflow as did 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine and dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Whereas tolbutamide caused retention of manganese, the ionophore Br-X537A promoted an efflux. D-Glucose was equally potent in retaining the islet manganese when the external Ca2+ concentration ranged from 15 microM to 6.30 mM. Subcellular-fractionation experiments indicated a glucose-stimulated incorporation of manganese into all fractions except the microsomes. The effect was most pronounced in the mitochondrial fraction, being as high as 164%. The glucose-induced uptake of intracellular 45Ca was abolished in the presence of 0.25 mM-Mn2+. When added to medium containing 2.5 mM-Mn2+, glucose even tended to decrease 45Ca2+ uptake. The inhibitory effect of Mn2+ was apparent also from a diminished uptake of 45Ca into all subcellular fractions. The efflux of 45Ca2+ was markedly influenced by Mn2+ as manifested in a prominent stimulation followed by inhibition. In addition to demonstrating marked interactions between fluxes of Mn2+ and Ca2+, the present studies support the view that the glucose inhibition of the efflux of bivalent cations from pancreatic beta-cells is accounted for by their accumulation in the mitochondria.
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007832:Lasalocid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014044:Tolbutamide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008345:Manganese; D003994:Bucladesine; D014044:Tolbutamide; D008274:Magnesium; D005947:Glucose; D002118:Calcium; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; D007832:Lasalocid