Diabetes, Vol 40, Issue 3 323-326, Copyright © 1991 by American Diabetes Association
Effects of IP3, spermine, and Mg2+ on regulation of Ca2+ transport by endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in permeabilized pancreatic islets
S Lenzen and I Rustenbeck
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Gottingen, Germany.
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) increased the free-Ca2+ concentration in
the incubation medium of permeabilized ob/ob mouse pancreatic islets.
Spermine decreased the free-Ca2+ concentration through stimulation of
mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and attenuated the effect of IP3. Mg2+
antagonized the effects of spermine, thereby increasing the free-Ca2+
concentration and enhancing the effect of IP3 on the free-Ca2+
concentration. Because IP3 releases Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum, these
results indicate that endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria can interact
in the regulation of the free-Ca2+ concentration in the cytosol of the
pancreatic beta-cell.