Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Sweet taste receptor is expressed in the taste buds and
enteroendocrine cells acting as a sugar sensor. We investigated the
expression and function of the sweet taste receptor in MIN6 cells
and mouse islets. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The expression
of the sweet taste receptor was determined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.
Changes in cytoplasmic Ca(2+) (Ca(2+)(c)) and cAMP (cAMP(c))
were monitored in MIN6 cells using fura-2 and Epac1-camps. Activation
of protein kinase C was monitored by measuring translocation of MARCKS-GFP.
Insulin was measured by radioimmunoassay. mRNA for T1R2, T1R3, and
gustducin was expressed in MIN6 cells. In these cells, artificial
sweeteners such as sucralose, succharin, and acesulfame-K increased
insulin secretion and augmented secretion induced by glucose. Sucralose
increased biphasic increase in Ca(2+)(c). The second sustained
phase was blocked by removal of extracellular calcium and addition
of nifedipine. An inhibitor of inositol(1, 4, 5)-trisphophate receptor,
2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate, blocked both phases of Ca(2+)(c)
response. The effect of sucralose on Ca(2+)(c) was inhibited by
gurmarin, an inhibitor of the sweet taste receptor, but not affected
by a G(q) inhibitor. Sucralose also induced sustained elevation of
cAMP(c), which was only partially inhibited by removal of extracellular
calcium and nifedipine. Finally, mouse islets expressed T1R2 and
T1R3, and artificial sweeteners stimulated insulin secretion. CONCLUSIONS:
Sweet taste receptor is expressed in beta-cells, and activation of
this receptor induces insulin secretion by Ca(2+) and cAMP-dependent
mechanisms.
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