title: Insulinotropic effects of exogenous phospholipase A2 and C in isolated pancreatic islets.
abstract: In isolated pancreatic islets of rats, exogenous phospholipase A2 produced concentration-dependent insulin secretion. p-Bromophenacyl bromide-treated enzyme no longer showed the insulinotropic effect. The insulinotropic effect of phospholipase A2 was inhibited by nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) and 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone (Phenidone) but not by indomethacin. Exogenous phospholipase C also demonstrated a concentration-related insulinotropic effect. The phospholipase C-induced insulin secretion, however, was inhibited by none of the above inhibitors. These results indicate that a lipoxygenase product(s) is involved in the insulinotropic action of phospholipase A2.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008297:Male; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007328:Insulin; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D010740:Phospholipases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D010738:Type C Phospholipases