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Stimulation of insulin release by thiols

Hellman, Bo ; Idahl, Lars Åke ; Lernmark, Åke LU orcid ; Sehlin, Janove and Täljedal, Inge Bert (1975) In BBA - General Subjects 392(1). p.101-109
Abstract

The effects of thiol compounds on insulin release were studied in microdissected pancreatic islets of non-inbred ob/ob mice. In control experiments the reactivity of thiols against 6,6′-dithiodinicotinic acid and the degradation of mouse insulin were measured. At a concentration of 0.1 mM, 1-thio-D-glucose or reduced glutathione potentiated the insulin-releasing action of 10 mM D-glucose without affecting glucose oxidation. When tested at a concentration equivalent to about 0.1 mM reactive thiol, dextran-linked L-cysteine also potentiated the glucose-induced insulin secretion. In microperifusion experiments the insulin-releasing action of 1-thio-D-glucose was found to exhibit a rapid onset followed by a decline of the secretory rate to... (More)

The effects of thiol compounds on insulin release were studied in microdissected pancreatic islets of non-inbred ob/ob mice. In control experiments the reactivity of thiols against 6,6′-dithiodinicotinic acid and the degradation of mouse insulin were measured. At a concentration of 0.1 mM, 1-thio-D-glucose or reduced glutathione potentiated the insulin-releasing action of 10 mM D-glucose without affecting glucose oxidation. When tested at a concentration equivalent to about 0.1 mM reactive thiol, dextran-linked L-cysteine also potentiated the glucose-induced insulin secretion. In microperifusion experiments the insulin-releasing action of 1-thio-D-glucose was found to exhibit a rapid onset followed by a decline of the secretory rate to values lower than those observed with 10 mM D-glucose alone. No thiol stimulated insulin release in the absence of glucose. It is suggested that thiol compounds stimulate insulin release by splitting membrane disulphides in the β-cells.

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101 - 109
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Elsevier
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0304-4165
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10.1016/0304-4165(75)90170-1
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  author       = {{Hellman, Bo and Idahl, Lars Åke and Lernmark, Åke and Sehlin, Janove and Täljedal, Inge Bert}},
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  series       = {{BBA - General Subjects}},
  title        = {{Stimulation of insulin release by thiols}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-4165(75)90170-1}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0304-4165(75)90170-1}},
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