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Amino Acid Metabolism, ß-Cell Function, and Diabetes

From the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Philip Newsholme, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, UCD Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. E-mail: philip.newsholme{at}ucd.ie

Abbreviations: GABA, -amino butyric acid; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; K_ATP channel, ATP-sensitive K⁺ channel; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; TCA, tricarboxylic acid

Specific amino acids are known to acutely and chronically regulate insulin secretion from pancreatic ß-cells in vivo and in vitro. Mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for the coupling of amino acid and glucose recognition to exocytosis of insulin granules. This is illustrated by in vitro and in vivo observations discussed in the present review. Mitochondria generate ATP, which is the main coupling messenger in insulin secretion, and other coupling factors, which serve as sensors for the control of the exocytotic process. Numerous studies have sought to identify the factors that mediate the key amplifying pathway over the Ca²⁺ signal in nutrient-stimulated insulin secretion. Predominantly, these factors are nucleotides (ATP, GTP, cAMP, and NADPH), although metabolites have also been proposed, such as long-chain acyl-CoA derivatives and glutamate. This scenario further highlights the importance of the key enzymes or transporters, e.g., glutamate dehydrogenase, the aspartate and alanine aminotransferases, and the malate-aspartate shuttle in the control of insulin secretion. In addition, after chronic exposure, amino acids may influence gene expression in the ß-cell, which subsequently alters levels of insulin secretion. Therefore, amino acids may play a direct or indirect (via generation of putative messengers of mitochondrial origin) role in insulin secretion.

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