Efeito da prolactina sobre a resposta secretoria a glicose em ilhotas pancreaticas de ratos recem-nascidos, mantidas em cultura

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1991

RESUMO

The present study aimed to compare the effect of PRL on the maturation of the mechanisms of insulin secretion induced by glucose in neonatal pancreatic islets. Our attention were centralized mainly on possible alterations in Ca2+ and K+ fluxes and insulin release.For this purpose islets from neonatal Wistar rats were cultured for 7 to 9 days in Minimal Essential Medium,supplemented with 11% fetal calf serum (v/v), 2% penicilin (100 Ujml)-streptomicin (0,1 mg/ml) and glucose (final concentration 10 mM). The islets were maintened at 37°C; pH 7,4; in a 5% CO2 atmosphere. Culture medium was renewed every 48 hours. Part of the islets was used as control and part was treated daily with PRL (2 j.lg/ml). After culture, the following protocols were executed: a) Measurement of 86Rb+ and 45Ca2+ efflux rate and insulin release by perifused islets.b) Measurement of 45Ca influx in incubated islets. c) Measurement of total insulin content in the islets. The results showed that: 1. The capacity of glucose in changing the 8BRb+ effl~, was higher in PRL-treated islets than in control islets. 2. The effects of tolbutamide (lowering) and diazoxide (increasing) the B6Rb+ efflux, were higher in PRL-treated than in control islets. 3. PRL-treatment did not affect the ability of glucose and high K+ to increase the 45Ca uptake by incubated islets. 4. Glucose failed to affect the 45Ca2+ efflux from islets perifused in the apsence of Ca2+, either in PRL-treated or control islets. 5. Total insulin content was higher in PRL-treated than in contraI islets. 6. Finally, glucose induced higher increase in insulin secretion in PRL-treated islets than in contraI islets. The results indicate that in neonatal rat islets, the cronic treatment wi th PRL increased the insulin content of islets and significantly changed the ability of glucose in reducing the K+ efflux and to increasing the insulin secretion. However, PRL treatment did not influence the effect of glucose on Ca2+ fluxes

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insulina - secreção prolactina pancreas

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