The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Rhythm of the beta-cell oscillator is not governed by a single regulator: multiple systems contribute to oscillatory behavior

Rhythm of the beta-cell oscillator is not governed by a single regulator: multiple systems contribute to oscillatory behavior
Rhythm of the beta-cell oscillator is not governed by a single regulator: multiple systems contribute to oscillatory behavior
Pulsatile insulin output, paralleled by oscillations in intracellular Ca(2+), reflect oscillating metabolism within beta-cells in response to secretory fuels. Here we question whether oscillatory periodicity is conserved or varied from stimulation to stimulation, whether glycolysis is essential for the manifestation of an oscillatory response, and if an environment of nutrient oversupply affects oscillatory regularity. We have determined that a beta-cell oscillatory Ca(2+) pattern is independent of the type of applied secretory fuel (glucose, methyl-pyruvate, or alpha-ketoisocaproate). In addition, single cells respond with the same pattern when repeatedly stimulated, regardless of the type of stimulatory fuel. Presence of substimulatory glucose is not necessary to obtain an oscillatory responses to methyl-pyruvate or alpha-ketoisocaproate. Glucose-6-phosphate, as a measure of glycolytic flux, is not detectable under these conditions. These data suggest that multiple systems, rather than a single enzyme component, can contribute to the beta-cell oscillatory behavior. Prolonged exposure to high levels of palmitate impaired oscillatory regularity in the individual beta-cells. This supports the hypothesis that a high-fat environment might contribute to loss of regular oscillatory pattern in diabetic subjects, acting, at least in part, at the level of the single beta-cell
0193-1849
E1295-E1300
Heart, Emma
f8b99fd2-026e-43cd-9db6-67edd6d18c98
Smith, Peter J.S.
003de469-9420-4f12-8f0e-8e8d76d28d6c
Heart, Emma
f8b99fd2-026e-43cd-9db6-67edd6d18c98
Smith, Peter J.S.
003de469-9420-4f12-8f0e-8e8d76d28d6c

Heart, Emma and Smith, Peter J.S. (2007) Rhythm of the beta-cell oscillator is not governed by a single regulator: multiple systems contribute to oscillatory behavior. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 292 (5), E1295-E1300. (doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00648.2006). (PMID:17213468)

Record type: Article

Abstract

Pulsatile insulin output, paralleled by oscillations in intracellular Ca(2+), reflect oscillating metabolism within beta-cells in response to secretory fuels. Here we question whether oscillatory periodicity is conserved or varied from stimulation to stimulation, whether glycolysis is essential for the manifestation of an oscillatory response, and if an environment of nutrient oversupply affects oscillatory regularity. We have determined that a beta-cell oscillatory Ca(2+) pattern is independent of the type of applied secretory fuel (glucose, methyl-pyruvate, or alpha-ketoisocaproate). In addition, single cells respond with the same pattern when repeatedly stimulated, regardless of the type of stimulatory fuel. Presence of substimulatory glucose is not necessary to obtain an oscillatory responses to methyl-pyruvate or alpha-ketoisocaproate. Glucose-6-phosphate, as a measure of glycolytic flux, is not detectable under these conditions. These data suggest that multiple systems, rather than a single enzyme component, can contribute to the beta-cell oscillatory behavior. Prolonged exposure to high levels of palmitate impaired oscillatory regularity in the individual beta-cells. This supports the hypothesis that a high-fat environment might contribute to loss of regular oscillatory pattern in diabetic subjects, acting, at least in part, at the level of the single beta-cell

Text
Am_J_Physiol_Endocrinol_Metab-2007-Heart-E1295-300.pdf - Other
Download (154kB)

More information

Published date: May 2007
Organisations: University of Southampton

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 188781
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/188781
ISSN: 0193-1849
PURE UUID: 3dfa98f7-9cd3-41de-b53c-ae3585ab11c3
ORCID for Peter J.S. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4400-6853

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 01 Jun 2011 09:01
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:38

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: Emma Heart

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×