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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014838
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart · New York
On the Effect of Glucagon on Mitochondrial Calcium Retention in Isolated Hepatocytes
Publikationsverlauf
1982
1983
Publikationsdatum:
14. März 2008 (online)
Summary
Exposure of isolated hepatocytes to glucagon for 45 min caused a 2.5-fold increase in the time (Ca2+ retention time) for which mitochondria subsequently isolated from the cells retained a load of exogenous Ca2+ before its spontaneous release. Half maximal effect of glucagon was observed at a concentration of 0.6 nM. An increase in the Ca2+ retention time was observed after 30 but not 15 min exposure of cells to the hormone. Incubation of hepatocytes with dexamethasone, epinephrine, vasopressin, dibutyryl cyclic AMP or 8-bromo cyclic GMP also ìnduced an increase in mitochondrial Ca2+ retention time. The effect of glucagon was associated with an increase in cellular cyclic AMP and was inhibited by puromycin, cycloheximide and cordycepin, but not by actinomycin D or chloramphenicol. Puromycin caused only a small inhibition of the stimulation by glucagon of mitochondrial pyruvate carboxylation. It is concluded that the effects of glucagon on mitochondrial Ca2+ retention require nuclear DNA-directed protein synthesis and differ, in this respect, from the rapid-onset effects of the hormone on other mitochondrial properties, including pyruvate carboxylation.
Key-Words:
Glucagon - Dexamethasone - Calcium Retention - Mitochondria - Isolated Hepatocytes