title: Pancreatic islet insulin secretion is increased after resistance exercise in rats.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether 4 days of resistance exercise facilitated insulin secretory adaptations at the level of the pancreatic islets. Eighteen male 400-g Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to two groups. All animals were operantly conditioned to engage in a resistance exercise protocol that required full extension of the hindlimbs. Resistance was applied to the animals via a leather-and-Velcro vest to which weighted pouches were attached. The acute (Acute, n = 9) group engaged in four exercise sessions (50 reps each) with increased resistance for each session (70-->120-->120-->190 g). Sessions were separated by 48 h of rest. The nonexercised (Nonex, n = 9) group engaged in the same protocol without resistance. Islets were dispersed 16 h postexercise, incubated for 48 h, and perifused (17-20 islets/rat) with a medium containing 10 mM L-arginine or 16 mM glucose as the insulin secretagogue. Basal insulin secretion from the islets before the introduction of L-arginine or 16 mM glucose was the same for the Acute and Nonex groups (P > 0.05). The total insulin response to 10 mM arginine was significantly higher for the Acute than for the Nonex group (1.16 +/- 0.30 and 0.31 +/- 0.10 ng insulin.islet-1.25 min-1, respectively, P < 0.05). There were no differences between groups for the overall insulin response to glucose (P > 0.05). However, the late-phase insulin response to glucose was higher for the Acute group (P < 0.05). These data suggest that insulin secretory adaptations occur at the level of the pancreatic islets after 4 days of resistance exercise.
authors.affiliation: Noll Physiological Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fluckey
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kraemer
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009929:Organ Size / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D001120:Arginine; D005947:Glucose