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. 1997 Sep;46(9):1044-51.
doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(97)90276-6.

Expression of human islet amyloid polypeptide/amylin impairs insulin secretion in mouse pancreatic beta cells

T Tokuyama  1 , K Yagui, T Yamaguchi, C I Huang, N Kuramoto, F Shimada, J Miyazaki, H Horie, Y Saito, H Makino, A Kanatsuka
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Expression of human islet amyloid polypeptide/amylin impairs insulin secretion in mouse pancreatic beta cells

T Tokuyama et al. Metabolism. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is associated histopathologically with islet amyloid deposits of which a major component is islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP)/amylin. We examined whether endogenous IAPP controls insulin secretion via a local effect within pancreatic islets and whether overexpression of this peptide contributes to pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction in this disease. Transgenic mice expressing human IAPP in pancreatic beta cell were used in this study. Human IAPP expression did not influence the mouse proinsulin mRNA level and insulin content. Glucose-induced insulin secretion was decreased in the isolated pancreatic islets of transgenic mice. MIN6, a glucose-responsive pancreatic beta-cell line, was transfected with human IAPP cDNA by a lipofectin method. Human IAPP expression was confirmed by RNA blot and immunohistochemical analysis. In two transfectants expressing the largest amount of human IAPP, insulin secretion was increased in response to glucose stimulation; however, the magnitude of the insulin response in cells transfected with human IAPP was smaller than in control clones. Insulin content was not influenced by the expression. We conclude that endogenous IAPP inhibits insulin secretion via an autocrine effect within pancreatic islets, and that the impaired insulin secretion in this disease may be partly caused by overexpression of IAPP.

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