title: Effects of cyclosporin A and verapamil on mouse pancreatic islets.
abstract: Treatment of NMRI mice with cyclosporin A (25 mg/kg body wt) for 11 days caused a marked fall in pancreas insulin content, although plasma glucose and plasma insulin were unchanged. When islets from untreated mice were exposed to cyclosporin A (2 mg/l) in vitro, no effect was seen in the first hour. After 24 h, cyclosporin A had significantly decreased the islet content of insulin. Post-culture microperifusion showed that cyclosporin A for 24 or 72 h inhibited the insulin secretory responsiveness. Verapamil in vivo (0.4 mg/kg body wt per day) or in vitro (37.5 micrograms/l) did not modify these effects. Verapamil at 25 mg/l suppressed the release of insulin but afforded no obvious protection against cyclosporin A during culture. The beneficial action of verapamil on islets transplanted to the kidney may reflect renal events rather than a primary interaction of drugs in the islets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Cell Biology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rooth
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Täljedal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007329:Insulin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007329:Insulin Antagonists; D016572:Cyclosporine; D014700:Verapamil; D005947:Glucose