Evidence for a local angiotensin-generating system and dose-dependent inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin release by angiotensin II in isolated pancreatic islets |
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Authors: | Lau T Carlsson P-O Leung P S |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;(2) Departments of Medical Cell Biology and Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Aims/hypothesis A local angiotensin-generating system has been found in the exocrine pancreas. This study aimed, primarily, to investigate the existence of a local angiotensin-generating system in the pancreatic islets and, secondly, to elucidate its role in regulating insulin secretion.Methods Real-time RT-PCR and western blot were used to investigate if angiotensin-generating components are present in the mouse pancreatic islets, which are subject to regulation by islet transplantation. The localisation of AT1-receptors in islets was investigated by immunohistochemistry. Batch-type incubations of isolated islets were applied for studying the influence of angiotensin II on the glucose-stimulated insulin release, glucose oxidation and (pro)insulin, and total protein biosynthesis.Results Major components, namely angiotensinogen, ACE, AT
1
- and AT
2
-receptors, were expressed in endogenous islets. AT1-receptors were localised to pancreatic beta cells. Exposure of the isolated islets to angiotensin II induced a dose-dependent inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin release and inhibited (pro)insulin biosynthesis. This inhibitory action was fully preventable by pretreatment of the islets with losartan, an AT1-receptor antagonist. We also investigated if the expression of these components was changed after islet transplantation. Notably, a markedly increased expression of mRNA for the AT
1
-receptor was observed in islets retrieved from 4-week-old syngeneic islet transplants, a finding that was confirmed at the protein level.Conclusion/interpretation These data indicate the existence of an islet angiotensin-generating system of potential importance in the physiological regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion, thus diabetes mellitus. The increased expression of the AT1-receptor in islet transplants could have relevance to islet-graft function.Abbreviations Ang II
Angiotensin II
- AT1
angiotensin II receptor type 1
- AT2
angiotensin II receptor type 2
- Ao
angiotensinogen
- RAS
Renin-angiotensin system
- KRBB
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer |
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Keywords: | Losartan insulin biosynthesis AT1-receptor islet transplantation glucose oxidation diabetes |
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