Dopaminergic regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion through dopamine D2 receptors in the pancreatic islets in vitro |
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Authors: | Shankar Eswar Santhosh K T Paulose C S |
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Institution: | Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India. |
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Abstract: | The stimulatory effect of dopamine through dopamine D2 receptor on glucose-induced insulin secretion was studied in the pancreatic islets in vitro. Dopamine significantly stimulated insulin secretion at a concentration of 10-8 M in the presence of high glucose (20 mM). The higher concentrations of dopamine (10(-7)-10(-4)) inhibited glucose-induced insulin secretion in the presence of both 4 mM and 20 mM glucose. Stimulatory and inhibitory effect of dopamine on glucose-induced insulin secretion was reverted by the addition of dopamine D2 receptor antagonists such as butaclamol and sulpiride. Norepinephrine (NE) at 10(-4) M concentration inhibited the dopamine uptake as well as its stimulatory effect at 10(-8) M concentration on glucose induced insulin secretion. Our results suggest that dopamine exerts a differential effect on glucose-induced insulin secretion through dopamine D2 receptor and it is essential for the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion by pancreatic islets. |
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