title: Adenine nucleotide pattern in rat pancreatic islets exposed to nutrient secretagogues.
abstract: The effects of D-glucose, D-mannose, D-galactose, Dglyceraldehyde, pyruvate, L-lactate, 2-ketoisocaproate, L-leucine, and/or L-glutamine on the ATP and ADP content of rat isolated pancreatic islets were reevaluated in order to compare changes evoked by these nutrient secretagogues in the islet ATP content and ATP/ADP ratio to their effects upon insulin release. Although being compatible with the fuel concept for nutrient-stimulated insulin secretion, the results of this study also argue against the monolithic view that the adenine nucleotide pattern in islet cells represents the sole coupling factor between metabolic and more distal events in the process of nutrient-stimulated insulin release.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Hormonology, Brussels Free University, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agascioglu
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Giroix
authors.forename: Willy J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Malaisse
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005973:Glutamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005985:Glyceraldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007651:Keto Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D007930:Leucine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008358:Mannose / Q000494:pharmacology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007651:Keto Acids; D005973:Glutamine; D019344:Lactic Acid; D005985:Glyceraldehyde; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; C013082:alpha-ketoisocaproic acid; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D007930:Leucine; D005947:Glucose; D008358:Mannose; D005690:Galactose