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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2015

Mathematical modelling of local calcium and regulated exocytosis during inhibition and stimulation of glucagon secretion from pancreatic alpha-cells.

Francesco Montefusco, Morten Gram Pedersen

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Article in The Journal of physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Glucagon secretion from pancreatic α-cells.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2016
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  15. Paracrine regulation of glucagon secretion: the β/α/δ model.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco MontefuscoDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
Morten Gram PedersenDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131, Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon secretion from pancreatic alpha-cells is dysregulated in diabetes. Despite decades of investigations of the control of glucagon release by glucose and hormones, the underlying mechanisms are still debated. Recently, mathematical models have been applied to investigate the modification of electrical activity in alpha-cells as a result of glucose application. However, recent studies have shown that paracrine effects such as inhibition of glucagon secretion by glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) or stimulation of release by adrenaline involve cAMP-mediated effects downstream of electrical activity. In particular, depending of the intracellular cAMP concentration, specific types of Ca(2+) channels are inhibited or activated, which interacts with mobilization of secretory granules. To investigate these aspects of alpha-cell function theoretically, we carefully developed a mathematical model of Ca(2+) levels near open or closed Ca(2+) channels of various types, which was linked to a description of Ca(2+) below the plasma membrane, in the bulk cytosol and in the endoplasmic reticulum. We investigated how the various subcellular Ca(2+) compartments contribute to control of glucagon-exocytosis in response to glucose, GLP-1 or adrenaline. Our studies refine previous modelling studies of alpha-cell function, and provide deeper insight into the control of glucagon secretion.

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ExocytosisModels, BiologicalAnimalsCalciumEpinephrineGlucagonGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Secreting CellsGlucoseMiceCalciumEpinephrineGlucagonGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucose

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PMID26236035
PMCPMC4606540
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