Prolactina induz aumento na expressão das proteinas SNARE e da sinaptotagmina 4 em ilhotas de ratos

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2004

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The soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attached protein receptor (SNARE) molecules SNAP-25, syntaxin and VAMP-2 as well as synaptotagmins participate in the extrusion of insulin containing granules in pancreatic β -cells. During pregnancy and the perinatal periods of life, prolactin (PRL) and other lactogenic substances induce maturation of the stimulus-secretion coupling in the pancreatic islets by a mechanism that is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated whether the improvement in the secretory response to glucose during those periods involves alteration in the expression of syntaxin 1A, SNAP-25, VAMP-2 and synaptotagmins 1 and 4. In islets from pregnant rats (17th - 18th days of pregnancy) and islets from neonatal rats (1-2 days old) treated with PRL for five days, the expression of syntaxin, SNAP-25 and synaptotagmin 4 genes and their encoded proteins was increased compared with controls. VAMP-2 gene and protein was increased in PRL treated-islets from neonatal rats but not in islets from pregnants rats. Wortmannin, a PI3-kinase inhibitor, and PD098059 (PD), a MAP-kinase inhibitor, failed to abrogate the effect of treatment with PRL on the expression of the above proteins. In conclusion, these data indicate that PRL modulates the final steps of insulin secretion by increasing the expression of proteins involved in membrane fusion. These experiments also indicate that effects of PRL occur mainly through a signaling cascade distinct from the PI3-kinase or MAP-kinase pathways.

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insulina prolactina langerhans ilhotas de

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