TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of Extracellular Magnesium in Insulin Secretion from Rat Insulinoma Cells
AU - Murakami, M.
AU - Ishizuka, J.
AU - Sumi, S.
AU - Nickols, G. A.
AU - Cooper, C. W.
AU - Townsend, C. M.
AU - Thompson, J. C.
PY - 1992/9
Y1 - 1992/9
N2 - Magnesium (Mg2+) is an abundant intracellular cation that participates in the regulation of the intracellular concentration of ATP. In this study, we examined the relationship between insulin secretion and intracellular free Mg2+ ([Mg2+]i) in a rat-insulinoma cell line (RIN m5F), using a fluorescent dye (Mag-fura-2). KCI, forskolin, and D-glyceraldehyde increased [Mg2+]i and insulin secretion from RIN m5F cells in a dose-dependent fashion. Verapamil, a voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel blocker, inhibited the increase of [Mg2+]i that was evoked by KCI, forskolin, and D-glyceraldehyde. In a Mg2+-free buffer, these agents failed to cause an elevation in [Mg2+]i; however, the insulin response to KCI and forskolin was enhanced, compared with that in the presence of Mg2+ (1.25 mM). Our findings suggest that [Mg2+]i is dependent upon extracellular Mg2+, and the influx through the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel. Mg2+ may competitively inhibit the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel, which is known to play a role in insulin secretion. An absence of Mg2+ in the extracellular space may result in enhanced insulin secretion. [Mg2+]i may play a role in insulin secretion from RIN m5F cells.
AB - Magnesium (Mg2+) is an abundant intracellular cation that participates in the regulation of the intracellular concentration of ATP. In this study, we examined the relationship between insulin secretion and intracellular free Mg2+ ([Mg2+]i) in a rat-insulinoma cell line (RIN m5F), using a fluorescent dye (Mag-fura-2). KCI, forskolin, and D-glyceraldehyde increased [Mg2+]i and insulin secretion from RIN m5F cells in a dose-dependent fashion. Verapamil, a voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel blocker, inhibited the increase of [Mg2+]i that was evoked by KCI, forskolin, and D-glyceraldehyde. In a Mg2+-free buffer, these agents failed to cause an elevation in [Mg2+]i; however, the insulin response to KCI and forskolin was enhanced, compared with that in the presence of Mg2+ (1.25 mM). Our findings suggest that [Mg2+]i is dependent upon extracellular Mg2+, and the influx through the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel. Mg2+ may competitively inhibit the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel, which is known to play a role in insulin secretion. An absence of Mg2+ in the extracellular space may result in enhanced insulin secretion. [Mg2+]i may play a role in insulin secretion from RIN m5F cells.
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U2 - 10.3181/00379727-200-43459
DO - 10.3181/00379727-200-43459
M3 - Article
C2 - 1508939
AN - SCOPUS:0026630464
SN - 0037-9727
VL - 200
SP - 490
EP - 494
JO - Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
JF - Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
IS - 4
ER -