title: [ATP-sensitive potassium channel and hormone/neuropeptide].
abstract: ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are the ion channels which are closely associated with cellular metabolism. A number of chemical compounds which block KATP facilitate the release of hormones or neuropeptides. For example, KATP-blocking agents such as antidiabetic sulfonylureas and imidazolines stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells by decreasing KATP activity. On the other hand, so-called potassium channel openers, KATP-activating drugs which constitute a chemically diverse group of compounds, inhibit growth hormone secretion from anterior pituitary cells and release of gamma-aminobutylic acid from substantia nigra. Several endogenous substances also modulate release of hormone or neuropeptide by affecting KATP activity. Acetylcholine and histamine stimulate the release of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, which activates KATP in the plasma membrane of vascular smooth muscle cells. Both galanin and somatostatin inhibit insulin release from pancreatic beta-cells by opening KATP through the activation of G-protein. Glucagon-like peptide-1[7-36], which stimulates insulin secretion by indirectly blocking KATP in beta-cells, shows antidiabetic effects in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Endosulphine, an endogenous inhibitor of KATP, stimulates insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells. Accumulating knowledge of the modulation and function of KATP would help our understanding of the regulation and physiological role of hormones and neuropeptides.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakuta
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D007328:Insulin; D009479:Neuropeptides; D015221:Potassium Channels; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate