| Literature DB >> 6130458 |
T Nakaki, T Nakadate, S Yamamoto, R Kato.
Abstract
Effects of alpha adrenergic agonists and antagonists on dibutyryl cAMP (Bt2cAMP)-induced insulin release were investigated with isolated rat pancreatic islets. Bt2cAMP (4 mM) produced 2-fold stimulation of insulin release in all the concentrations of glucose examined (3.3-16.7 mM). Clonidine but not phenylephrine inhibited the Bt2cAMP-stimulated insulin release in a concentration-dependent manner with approximate EC50 of nanomolar range. Yohimbine but not prazosin antagonized the inhibitory effect of clonidine on the Bt2-cAMP-induced insulin release. These results suggest that alpha-2 adrenergic mechanisms are involved in a step distal to cAMP generation.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6130458 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(83)90030-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN: 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037