Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase suppresses glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by affecting post-cytosolic [Ca2+] elevation signals

Kazuhiro Eto, Tokuyuki Yamashita, Yoshiharu Tsubamoto, Yasuo Terauchi, Kenzo Hirose, Naoto Kubota, Shigeo Yamashita, Junko Taka, Shinobu Satoh, Hisahiko Sekihara, Kazuyuk Tobe, Masamitsu Iino, Mitsuhiko Noda, Satoshi Kimura, Takashi Kadowaki*

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Abstract

The role of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase in the regulation of pancreatic β-cell function was investigated. PI 3-kinase activity in p85α regulatory subunit-deficient (p85α-/- islets was decreased to ∼20% of that in wild-type controls. Insulin content and mass of rough endoplasmic reticula were decreased in β-cells from p85α-/- mice with increased insulin sensitivity. However, p85α-/- β-cells exhibited a marked increase in the insulin secretory response to higher concentrations of glucose. When PI 3-kinase in wild-type islets was suppressed by wortmannin or LY294002, the secretion was also substantially potentiated. Wortmannin's potentiating effect was not due to augmentation in glucose metabolism or cytosolic [Ca2+] elevation. Results of p85α-/- islets and wortmannin-treated wild-type islets stimulated with diazoxide and KC1 showed that inhibition of PI 3-kinase activity exerted its effect on secretion, at least in part, distal to a cytosolic [Ca2+] elevation. These results suggest that PI 3-kinase activity normally plays a crucial role in the suppression of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-97
Number of pages11
JournalDiabetes
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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