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Paradoxical stimulation of glucagon secretion by high glucose concentrations

Salehi, S Albert LU orcid ; Vieira, Elaine and Gylfe, Erik (2006) In Diabetes 55(8). p.2318-2323
Abstract
Hypersecretion of glucagon contributes to the dysregulation of glucose homeostasis in diabetes. To clarify the underlying mechanism, glucose-regulated glucagon secretion was studied in mouse pancreatic islets and clonal hamster In-R1-G9 glucagon-releasing cells. Apart from the well-known inhibition of secretion with maximal effect around 7 mmol/l glucose, we discovered that mouse islets showed paradoxical stimulation of glucagon release at 25-30 mmol/l and In-R1-G9 cells at 12-20 mmol/l sugar. Whereas glucagon secretion in the absence of glucose was inhibited by hyperpolarization with diazoxide, this agent tended to further enhance secretion stimulated by high concentrations of the sugar. Because U-shaped dose-response relationships for... (More)
Hypersecretion of glucagon contributes to the dysregulation of glucose homeostasis in diabetes. To clarify the underlying mechanism, glucose-regulated glucagon secretion was studied in mouse pancreatic islets and clonal hamster In-R1-G9 glucagon-releasing cells. Apart from the well-known inhibition of secretion with maximal effect around 7 mmol/l glucose, we discovered that mouse islets showed paradoxical stimulation of glucagon release at 25-30 mmol/l and In-R1-G9 cells at 12-20 mmol/l sugar. Whereas glucagon secretion in the absence of glucose was inhibited by hyperpolarization with diazoxide, this agent tended to further enhance secretion stimulated by high concentrations of the sugar. Because U-shaped dose-response relationships for glucose-regulated glucagon secretion were observed in normal islets and in clonal glucagon-releasing cells, both the inhibitory and stimulatory components probably reflect direct effects on the a-cells. Studies of isolated mouse a-cells indicated that glucose inhibited glucagon secretion by lowering the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration. However, stimulation of glucagon release by high glucose concentrations did not require elevation of Ca2+, indicating involvement of novel mechanisms in glucose regulation of glucagon secretion. A U-shaped dose-response relationship for glucose-regulated glucagon secretion may explain why diabetic patients with pronounced hyperglycemia display paradoxical hyperglucagonemia. (Less)
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1939-327X
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10.2337/db06-0080
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  author       = {{Salehi, S Albert and Vieira, Elaine and Gylfe, Erik}},
  issn         = {{1939-327X}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{2318--2323}},
  publisher    = {{American Diabetes Association Inc.}},
  series       = {{Diabetes}},
  title        = {{Paradoxical stimulation of glucagon secretion by high glucose concentrations}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db06-0080}},
  doi          = {{10.2337/db06-0080}},
  volume       = {{55}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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