Free radical-mediated tolbutamide desensitization of K+ATP channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells

Autor: Katsumi Aso, Chuwa Tei, Toshihiko Yada, Kazuro Yaekura, Michiyo Fukudome, Mitsuhiro Nakazaki, Masafumi Kakei, Nobuyuki Koriyama, Seiki Ito, Hiroshi Hashiguchi
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Endocrine journal. 48(3)
ISSN: 0918-8959
Popis: To study the effects of hydroxyl radicals on the sensitivity of the ATP-sensitive K+ (K+ ATP) channel to tolbutamide, we used patch clamp and microfluorometric techniques in pancreatic beta-cells isolated from rats. cell-attached membrane patches, exposure of the cells to 0.3 mM H2O2 increased the probability of opening of K+ATP channels in the presence of 2.8 mM glucose. Tolbutamide dose-dependently inhibited the K+ATP channel with half-maximal inhibition (IC50) at 0.8 microM before and immediately after exposure to H2O2. After prolonged exposure (>20 min) to H2O2, the IC50 was increased to 15 microM. The presence of both ATP and ADP at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 mM in the inside-out bath solution significantly enhanced the inhibition of the channels by 10 microM tolbutamide. Addition of 0.3 mM H2O2 induced a transient minute increase in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) within 10 min, followed by a sustained pronounced increase in [Ca2]i. After more than 20 min of exposure of cells to 0.3mM H2O2, [Ca2]i was increased to above 2 microM. Treatment of the cytoplasmic face of inside-out membrane patches with 1 microM Ca2+ attenuated the tolbutamide-sensitivity of the K+ATP channel, but not the ATP-sensitivity of the channel. These findings indicate that H2O2 reduces tolbutamide sensitivity by inducing a sustained increase in [Ca2+]i.
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