title: Modulation of insulin secretion by fatty acyl analogs.
abstract: The secretagogue, the incretin-like, and the suppressive activities of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) in modulating insulin secretion in vivo and in cultured islets were simulated here by beta,beta'-tetramethyl-hexadecanedioic acid (M16) and alpha,alpha'-tetrachloro-tetradecanedioic acid (Cl-DICA). M16, but not Cl-DICA, serves as a substrate for ATP-dependent CoA thioesterification but is not further metabolized. M16, but not Cl-DICA, acted as a potent insulin secretagogue in islets cultured in basal but not high glucose. Short-term exposure to M16 or Cl-DICA resulted in activation of glucose- but not arginine-stimulated insulin secretion. Long-term exposure to M16, but not to Cl-DICA, resulted in suppression of glucose-, arginine-, and K(+)-stimulated insulin secretion; inhibition of glucose-induced proinsulin biosynthesis; and depletion of islets insulin. beta-Cell mass and islet ATP content remained unaffected. Hence, nonmetabolizable LCFA analogs may highlight discrete LCFA metabolites and pathways involved in modulating insulin secretion, which could be overlooked due to the rapid turnover of natural LCFA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, P.O. box 12272, Israel 91120.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Las
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mayorek
authors.forename: Kobie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dickstein
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bar-Tana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D015309:Glucose Clamp Technique; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin; D014212:Tretinoin; C034534:3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecapentaenoic acid; D001120:Arginine