The Dual Effect of Alloxan Modulated by 3-0-Methylglucose or Somatostatin on Insulin Secretion in the Isolated Perfused Rat Pancreas

Summary

While alloxan treatment stimulated insulin secretion, alloxan pretreatment reduced arginine and glucose-induced insulin secretion in the isolated perfused rat pancreas. The transient insulin secretion by alloxan was inhibited by 3-0-methylglucose and somatostatin. Diminished insulin response to arginine and glucose induced by pretreatment with alloxan was restored by the addition of 3-0-methylglucose, whereas the addition of somatostatin did not improve the impaired insulin secretion.

These results indicate that alloxan induced insulin secretion is not due to an uncontrolled leakage, but that the stimulatory and inhibitory action of alloxan on insulin secretion might be initiated by the binding of alloxan to the hexose transport site.

Key-Words

Alloxan-3-0-Methylglucose - Somatostatin - Insulin