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Horm Metab Res 2005; 37(3): 133-139
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-861290
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Zinc Fluxes during Acute and Chronic Exposure of INS-1E Cells to Increasing Glucose Levels

L.  G.  Søndergaard1 , B.  Brock2 , M.  Stoltenberg1 , A.  Flyvbjerg3 , O.  Schmitz2, 3 , K.  Smidt2 , G.  Danscher1 , J.  Rungby2, 4
  • 1Institute of Anatomy, University of Aarhus
  • 2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Aarhus
  • 3Medical Department M, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
  • 4Medical Department C, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Received 21 June 2004

Accepted after revision 2 September 2004

Publication Date:
12 April 2005 (online)

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Abstract

Zinc in beta-cell secretory vesicles is essential for insulin hexamerization, and tight vesicular zinc regulation is mandatory. Little is known about zinc ion fluxes across the secretory vesicle membrane and the influence of changes in the extracellular environment on vesicular zinc. Our study aim was to investigate the effect of acute and chronic exposure to various glucose concentrations on zinc in secretory vesicles, the relation between zinc and insulin, and the presence of two zinc transporters, ZnT1 and ZnT4, in INS-1E cells. Zinc ions were demonstrated and semi-quantified using zinc-sulfide autometallography. Insulin content and secreted insulin were measured. Measurements were made on INS-1E cells after exposure to 2.0, 6.6, 16.7, and 24.6 mmol/l glucose for 1, 24, and 96 hours. 1h: Increasing glucose resulted in no changes in intravesicular zinc ions at 2, and 24.6 mmol/l glucose, but a slight increase at 16.7 mmol/l glucose. 24 and 96 h: Increasing glucose led to decreased vesicular zinc ion content accompanied by a decrease in insulin content. ZnT1 and ZnT4 were present in the cytoplasm. Our results demonstrate that intra-vesicular zinc ions respond to changes in the extra-cellolar glucose concentration, especially during chronic high glucose concentrations, where the content of vesicular zinc ions decreases.

Key words

Insulin - Secretory vesicles - Zinc transporters - Autometallography - ZnT

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Liselotte G. Søndergaard

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