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Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma in the beta-cell: Interactions with glucagon-like peptide-1

Li, LX ; MacDonald, Patrick LU ; Ahn, DS ; Oudit, GY ; Backx, PH and Brubaker, PL (2006) In Endocrinology 147(7). p.3318-3325
Abstract
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) increases beta-cell function and growth through protein kinase A- and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3-K)/protein kinase B, respectively. GLP-1 acts via a G protein-coupled receptor, and PI3-K gamma is known to be activated by G(beta gamma). Therefore, the role of PI3-K gamma in the chronic effects of GLP-1 on the beta-cell was investigated using PI3-K gamma knockout (KO) mice treated with the GLP-1 receptor agonist, exendin-4 (Ex4; 1 nmol/kg sc every 24 h for 14 d). In vivo, glucose and insulin responses were similar in PBS- and Ex4-treated KO and wild-type (WT) mice. However, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was markedly impaired in islets from PBS-KO mice (P < 0.05), and this was partially... (More)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) increases beta-cell function and growth through protein kinase A- and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3-K)/protein kinase B, respectively. GLP-1 acts via a G protein-coupled receptor, and PI3-K gamma is known to be activated by G(beta gamma). Therefore, the role of PI3-K gamma in the chronic effects of GLP-1 on the beta-cell was investigated using PI3-K gamma knockout (KO) mice treated with the GLP-1 receptor agonist, exendin-4 (Ex4; 1 nmol/kg sc every 24 h for 14 d). In vivo, glucose and insulin responses were similar in PBS- and Ex4-treated KO and wild-type (WT) mice. However, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was markedly impaired in islets from PBS-KO mice (P < 0.05), and this was partially normalized by chronic Ex4 treatment (P < 0.05). In contrast, insulin content was increased in PBS- KO islets, and this was paradoxically decreased by Ex4 treatment, compared with the stimulatory effect of Ex4 on WT islets (P < 0.05-0.01). Transfection of INS-1E beta-cells with small interferingRNAfor PI3-K gamma similarly decreased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (P < 0.01) and increased insulin content. Basal values for beta-cell mass, islet number and proliferation, glucose transporter 2, glucokinase, and insulin receptor substrate-2 were increased in PBS- KO mice (P < 0.05-0.001) and, although they were increased by Ex4 treatment of WT animals (P < 0.05), they were decreased in Ex4-KO mice (P < 0.05-0.01). These findings indicate that PI3-K gamma deficiency impairs insulin secretion, resulting in compensatory islet growth to maintain normoglycemia. Chronic Ex4 treatment normalizes the secretory defect, thereby relieving the pressure for expansion of beta-cell mass. These studies reveal a new role for PI3-K gamma as a positive regulator of insulin secretion, and reinforce the importance of GLP-1 for the maintenance of normal beta-cell function. (Less)
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Endocrinology
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7
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3318 - 3325
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0013-7227
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10.1210/en.2006-0155
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English
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  author       = {{Li, LX and MacDonald, Patrick and Ahn, DS and Oudit, GY and Backx, PH and Brubaker, PL}},
  issn         = {{0013-7227}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{3318--3325}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Endocrinology}},
  title        = {{Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma in the beta-cell: Interactions with glucagon-like peptide-1}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-0155}},
  doi          = {{10.1210/en.2006-0155}},
  volume       = {{147}},
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