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- Briant, L. J. B., et al.
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CPT1a-Dependent Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Contributes to Maintaining Glucagon Secretion from Pancreatic Islets
- 2018
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Ingår i: Cell Reports. - : Elsevier BV. - 2211-1247. ; 23:11, s. 3300-3311
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Glucagon, the principal hyperglycemic hormone, is secreted from pancreatic islet a cells as part of the counter-regulatory response to hypoglycemia. Hence, secretory output from a cells is under high demand in conditions of low glucose supply. Many tissues oxidize fat as an alternate energy substrate. Here, we show that glucagon secretion in low glucose conditions is maintained by fatty acid metabolism in both mouse and human islets, and that inhibiting this metabolic pathway profoundly decreases glucagon output by depolarizing alpha cell membrane potential and decreasing action potential amplitude. We demonstrate, by using experimental and computational approaches, that this is not mediated by the K-ATP channel, but instead due to reduced operation of the Na+-K+ pump. These data suggest that counter-regulatory secretion of glucagon is driven by fatty acid metabolism, and that the Na+-K+ pump is an important ATP-dependent regulator of alpha cell function.
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- Kellard, J. A., et al.
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Reduced somatostatin signalling leads to hypersecretion of glucagon in mice fed a high-fat diet
- 2020
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Ingår i: Molecular Metabolism. - : Elsevier BV. - 2212-8778. ; 40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: Elevated plasma glucagon is an early symptom of diabetes, occurring in subjects with impaired glucose regulation. Here, we explored alpha-cell function in female mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Methods: Female mice expressing the Ca2+ indicator GCaMP3 specifically in alpha-cells were fed a high-fat or control (CTL) diet. We then conducted in vivo phenotyping of these mice, as well as experiments on isolated (ex vivo) islets and in the in situ perfused pancreas. Results: In HFD-fed mice, fed plasma glucagon levels were increased and glucagon secretion from isolated islets and in the perfused mouse pancreas was also elevated. In mice fed a CTL diet, increasing glucose reduced intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+](i)) oscillation frequency and amplitude. This effect was also observed in HFD mice; however, both the frequency and amplitude of the [Ca2+](i) oscillations were higher than those in CTL alpha-cells. Given that alpha-cells are under strong paracrine control from neighbouring somatostatin-secreting delta-cells, we hypothesised that this elevation of alpha-cell output was due to a lack of somatostatin (SST) secretion. Indeed, SST secretion in isolated islets from HFD-fed mice was reduced but exogenous SST also failed to suppress glucagon secretion and [Ca2+](i) activity from HFD alpha-cells, in contrast to observations in CTL mice. Conclusions: These findings suggest that reduced delta-cell function, combined with intrinsic changes in alpha-cells including sensitivity to somatostatin, accounts for the hyperglucagonaemia in mice fed a HFD. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier GmbH.
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- Briant, L. J. B., et al.
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Functional identification of islet cell types by electrophysiological fingerprinting
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. - : The Royal Society. - 1742-5689 .- 1742-5662. ; 14:128
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The alpha-, beta- and delta-cells of the pancreatic islet exhibit different electrophysiological features. We used a large dataset of whole- cell patch- clamp recordings from cells in intactmouse islets (N = 288 recordings) to investigatewhether it is possible to reliably identify cell type (alpha,beta or gamma) based on their electrophysiological characteristics. We quantified 15 electrophysiological variables in each recorded cell. Individually, none of the variables could reliably distinguish the cell types. We therefore constructed a logistic regressionmodel that included all quantified variables, to determine whether they could together identify cell type. The model identified cell typewith 94% accuracy. Thismodelwas applied to a dataset of cells recorded from hyperglycaemic bV59M mice; it correctly identified cell type in all cells and was able to distinguish cells that co-expressed insulin and glucagon. Based on this revised functional identification, we were able to improve conductance-based models of the electrical activity in alpha-cells and generate a model of gamma-cell electrical activity. These new models could faithfully emulate alpha- and gamma-cell electrical activity recorded experimentally.
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- Ramracheya, R., et al.
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GLP-1 suppresses glucagon secretion in human pancreatic alpha-cells by inhibition of P/Q-type Ca2+ channels
- 2018
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Ingår i: Physiological Reports. - : Wiley. - 2051-817X. ; 6:17
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Glucagon is the body's main hyperglycemic hormone, and its secretion is dysregulated in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is released from the gut and is used in T2DM therapy. Uniquely, it both stimulates insulin and inhibits glucagon secretion and thereby lowers plasma glucose levels. In this study, we have investigated the action of GLP-1 on glucagon release from human pancreatic islets. Immunocytochemistry revealed that only <0.5% of the alpha-cells possess detectable GLP-1R immunoreactivity. Despite this, GLP-1 inhibited glucagon secretion by 50-70%. This was due to a direct effect on alpha-cells, rather than paracrine signaling, because the inhibition was not reversed by the insulin receptor antagonist S961 or the somatostatin receptor-2 antagonist CYN154806. The inhibitory effect of GLP-1 on glucagon secretion was prevented by the PKA-inhibitor Rp-cAMPS and mimicked by the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin. Electrophysiological measurements revealed that GLP-1 decreased action potential height and depolarized interspike membrane potential. Mathematical modeling suggests both effects could result from inhibition of P/Q-type Ca2+ channels. In agreement with this, GLP-1 and omega-aga-toxin (a blocker of P/Q-type channels) inhibited glucagon secretion in islets depolarized by 70 mmol/L [K+](o), and these effects were not additive. Intracellular application of cAMP inhibited depolarization-evoked exocytosis in individual alpha-cells by a PKA-dependent (Rp-cAMPS-sensitive) mechanism. We propose that inhibition of glucagon secretion by GLP-1 involves activation of the few GLP-1 receptors present in the alpha-cell membrane. The resulting small elevation of cAMP leads to PKA-dependent inhibition of P/Q-type Ca2+ channels and suppression of glucagon exocytosis.
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