Ahrén B, Berggren PO, Bokvist K, Rorsman P. Does galanin inhibit insulin secretion by opening of the ATP-regulated K+ channel in the beta-cell?
Peptides 1989;
10:453-7. [PMID:
2474156 DOI:
10.1016/0196-9781(89)90058-2]
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Abstract
The intrapancreatic neuropeptide galanin potently inhibits glucose-induced insulin secretion. This effect is in part due to a repolarization of the beta-cells and ensuring reduction in the cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration, [Ca2+]i. We propos that galanin inhibition of beta-cell action potentials is associated with the appearance of ATP-regulated K+ channels. Galanin opens K+ channels in a patch membrane when applied to the external solution in the cell-attached patch configuration. However, galanin does not detectably increase K+ permeability during whole-cell experiments, even when GTP was included in the internal solution. Our findings are not consistent with a direct effect of galanin on the K+ channels, but rather indicate that the effect of the neuropeptide is mediated by some intracellular coupling factor(s).
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