Desensitization of the insulin-secreting beta cell

In human diabetes, inherent impaired insulin secretion can be exacerbated by desensitization of the beta cell by chronic hyperglycemia. Interest in this phenomenon has generated extensive studies in genetic or experimentally induced diabetes in animals and in fully in vitro systems, with often conflicting results. In general, although chronic glucose causes decreased beta-cell response to this carbohydrate, basal response and response to alternate stimulating agents are enhanced. Glucose-stimulated insulin synthesis can be increased or decreased depending on the system studied. Using a two-compartment beta-cell model of phasic insulin secretion, a unifying hypothesis is described which can explain some of the apparent conflicting data. This hypothesis suggests that glucose-desensitization is caused by an impairment in stimulation of a hypothetical potentiator singularly responsible for: 1) some of the characteristic phases of insulin secretion; 2) basal release; 3) potentiation of non-glucose stimulators; and 4) apparent "recovery" from desensitization. Review of some of the pathways that regulate insulin secretion suggest that phosphoinositol metabolism and protein kinase-C production are regulated similarly to the theoretical potentiator and their impairment is a major contributor to glucose desensitization in the beta cell.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Journal of cellular biochemistry - 48(1992), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 3-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grodsky, G M [VerfasserIn]
Bolaffi, J L [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Calcium
Cyclic AMP
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EC 2.7.11.13
Glucose
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Insulin
Journal Article
Protein Kinase C
Review
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.06.1992

Date Revised 17.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012974668