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- Title
Somatostatin release from the isolated, perfused diabetic rat pancreas: inverse relationship between pancreatic somatostatin and insulin.
- Authors
Kadowaki, Seizo; Taminato, Tomohiko; Chiba, Tsutomu; Goto, Yasuo; Nozawa, Masumi; Seino, Yutaka; Matsukura, Shigeru; Fujita, Takuo; Kadowaki, S; Taminato, T; Chiba, T; Goto, Y; Nozawa, M; Seino, Y; Matsukura, S; Fujita, T
- Abstract
The changes in pancreatic somatostatin content and release were studied in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats. Male Wistar rats were treated with a graded dose of STZ (group I, 0; II, 25; III, 50; IV, 75 mg/kg), which produced various grades of diabetic rats four weeks later. The pancreatic somatostatin content increased in proportion to the dose of STZ (I, 189 +/- 31; II, 222 +/- 20, III, 343 +/- 4; IV, 515 +/- 36 ng/g wet wt), while graded reductions of insulin content were observed. Significant increases in glucagon content were found only in groups III and IV. Pancreatic somatostatin release increased during arginine infusion (19.2 mM) dose dependently, (I, 543 +/- 36; II, 946 +/- 64; III, 1229 +/- 55; IV, 2186 +/- 150 pg/15 min), and it correlated with the graded decreases of insulin release. The glucagon release induced by arginine, however, did not change significantly. These results indicate that pancreatic somatostatin content and release increased in STZ-diabetic rats in proportion to the degree of insulin deficiency.
- Publication
Diabetes, 1980, Vol 29, Issue 12, p960
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/diab.29.12.960