General Information:

Id: 8,640
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Mammalia
review
Reference: Newsholme P and Krause M(2012) Nutritional regulation of insulin secretion: implications for diabetes Clin Biochem Rev 33: 35-47 [PMID: 22896743]

Interaction Information:

Comment A rise in the ATP/ADP ratio serves to suppress ATP-sensitive potassium (K ATP) channels and activate voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, leading to stimulation of insulin granule exocytosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 89360

phenotype

increased ATP/ADP ratio

decreases_activity of

complex/PPI

ATP-sensitive potassium channel complex

Comment A rise in the ATP/ADP ratio serves to suppress ATP-sensitive potassium (K ATP) channels and activate voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, leading to stimulation of insulin granule exocytosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90756

phenotype

increased ATP/ADP ratio

increases_activity of

complex/PPI

Voltage-gated calcium channel

Comment A rise in the ATP/ADP ratio serves to suppress ATP-sensitive potassium (K ATP) channels and activate voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, leading to stimulation of insulin granule exocytosis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90757

phenotype

increased ATP/ADP ratio

increases_activity of

process

insulin granule exocytosis

Comment The positively charged amino acid L-arginine is recognised as not only a powerful secretagogue, but also an essential synergic compound for nutrient-dependent insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90758

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_activity of

Comment Insulin secretion from the pancreatic islet beta-cell is regulated by a number of factors, but the predominant stimulatory signal is the rise in blood glucose that occurs with the ingestion of carbohydrate containing meals.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90759

environment

carbohydrate-containing meal

increases_activity of

Comment Glucose not only directly stimulates insulin secretion from beta-cells via its metabolism but also modulates the action of several other effectors, including free fatty acids, amino acids and incretin hormones (group of hormones secreted in response to nutrients from a meal, e.g. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90760

drug/chemical compound

Glucose

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Fatty acid

Comment Glucose not only directly stimulates insulin secretion from beta-cells via its metabolism but also modulates the action of several other effectors, including free fatty acids, amino acids and incretin hormones (group of hormones secreted in response to nutrients from a meal, e.g. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90761

drug/chemical compound

Glucose

affects_activity of

drug/chemical compound

Amino acid

Comment Glucose not only directly stimulates insulin secretion from beta-cells via its metabolism but also modulates the action of several other effectors, including free fatty acids, amino acids and incretin hormones (group of hormones secreted in response to nutrients from a meal, e.g. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)).
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90762

drug/chemical compound

Glucose

affects_activity of

process

incretin hormone signaling

Comment The triggering signal for insulin exocytosis is ATP produced in glycolysis and mitochondrial glucose oxidation.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90763

drug/chemical compound

ATP

increases_activity of

process

insulin granule exocytosis

Comment Glucose is transported into the pancreatic beta-cell by the non-insulin-dependent glucose transporter GLUT2 in rodents and by both GLUT1 and GLUT2 in humans.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90764

gene/protein

SLC2A1

increases_transport of

drug/chemical compound

Glucose

into pancreatic beta cell
Comment Glucose is transported into the pancreatic beta-cell by the non-insulin-dependent glucose transporter GLUT2 in rodents and by both GLUT1 and GLUT2 in humans.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90765

gene/protein

SLC2A2

increases_transport of

drug/chemical compound

Glucose

into pancreatic beta cell
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Comment For most mammalian cells, fatty acid metabolism is mainly controlled by substrate supply. In the fasted state, fatty acids are converted into long-chain acyl-CoA by acyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) and enter the mitochondria via carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT-1), where they are oxidised via the beta-oxidation pathway for energy production, maintaining the basal levels of insulin secretion. After a carbohydrate-containing meal, fatty acid oxidation is inhibited, since the regulatory molecule malonyl-CoA is synthesised by acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) from an acetate group derived from citrate which is elevated following synthesis from glucose and/or amino acids. Malonyl-CoA inhibits CPT-1, thus blocking transport of long chain acyl-CoA into the mitochondria.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90766

environment

fasting

increases_activity of

Comment Accumulation of long chain acyl-CoA in the cytosol leads to an increase of intracellular Ca2+ levels and to changes in acylation state of proteins involved both in regulation of ion channel activity and exocytosis. In addition, long-chain acyl-CoA can also enhance the fusion of insulin-secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane and insulin release.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90767

drug/chemical compound

Long-chain acyl-CoA

increases_activity of

phenotype

increased intracellular calcium level

Comment Accumulation of long chain acyl-CoA in the cytosol leads to an increase of intracellular Ca2+ levels and to changes in acylation state of proteins involved both in regulation of ion channel activity and exocytosis. In addition, long-chain acyl-CoA can also enhance the fusion of insulin-secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane and insulin release.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90768

drug/chemical compound

Long-chain acyl-CoA

increases_activity of

process

insulin granule exocytosis

Comment Effects of fatty acids on glucose-induced insulin secretion are directly correlated with chain length and the degree of unsaturation, where long-chain fatty acids (such as palmitate or linoleate) acutely increase but chronically reduce insulin release in response to glucose stimulation. Chronic incubation (24 hours) of beta-cells with a polyunsaturated fatty acid (arachidonic acid) increased insulin secretion while, on the other hand, exposure of a clonal pancreatic beta-cell line (BRIN-BD11) for 24 hours to a saturated fatty acid (palmitic acid) resulted in inhibition of insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90769

drug/chemical compound

Fatty acid

affects_activity of

process

insulin granule exocytosis

Comment Amino acids such as glutamine, alanine, arginine and others are known to cause increments in GSIS, indicating that beta-cell amino acid and glucose metabolism share common pathways. Specifically, mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for the coupling of amino acid and glucose recognition to exocytosis of insulin granules.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90770

drug/chemical compound

Glutamine

increases_activity of

Comment Amino acids such as glutamine, alanine, arginine and others are known to cause increments in GSIS, indicating that beta-cell amino acid and glucose metabolism share common pathways. Specifically, mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for the coupling of amino acid and glucose recognition to exocytosis of insulin granules.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90771

drug/chemical compound

Alanine

increases_activity of

Comment Amino acids such as glutamine, alanine, arginine and others are known to cause increments in GSIS, indicating that beta-cell amino acid and glucose metabolism share common pathways. Specifically, mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for the coupling of amino acid and glucose recognition to exocytosis of insulin granules.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90772

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_activity of

Comment Arginine is known for stimulating insulin release through electrogenic transport into the beta-cell via the mCAT2A amino acid transporter, resulting in membrane depolarisation, a rise in intracellular Ca2+ through opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, and then insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90773

mRNA/protein variant

SLC7A2-A

increases_transport of

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

Comment Arginine is known for stimulating insulin release through electrogenic transport into the beta-cell via the mCAT2A amino acid transporter, resulting in membrane depolarisation, a rise in intracellular Ca2+ through opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, and then insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90783

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_activity of

phenotype

increased intracellular calcium level

Comment Arginine may also be converted to L-glutamate and thus influence insulin secretion by the generation of further metabolic coupling factors.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90784

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

Comment L-arginine exerts many positive influences on beta-cell metabolism: i) stimulation of beta-cell insulin secretion; ii) provision of anti-oxidant and protective responses (glutathione synthesis); iii) increasing glucose consumption; and iv) inducing basal glutamate synthesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90786

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_activity of

in pancreatic beta cells
Comment L-arginine exerts many positive influences on beta-cell metabolism: i) stimulation of beta-cell insulin secretion; ii) provision of anti-oxidant and protective responses (glutathione synthesis); iii) increasing glucose consumption; and iv) inducing basal glutamate synthesis.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90789

drug/chemical compound

Arginine

increases_activity of

in pancreatic beta cells
Comment L-glutamine is rapidly taken up and metabolised by islets, however, alone it does not stimulate insulin secretion or enhance glucose-induced insulin secretion. Activation of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) by addition of leucine enhances insulin secretion by increasing the entry of glutamine carbon into the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from glutamine has been proposed as an explanation for the paradox that glutamine alone does not stimulate insulin release. Under this scheme, glutamine is preferentially metabolised to GABA and L-aspartate. There is no oxidation of glutamine in the process and thus stimulus-secretion coupling via ATP would be minimal.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90790

drug/chemical compound

Glutamine

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

GABA

Comment L-glutamine is rapidly taken up and metabolised by islets, however, alone it does not stimulate insulin secretion or enhance glucose-induced insulin secretion. Activation of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) by addition of leucine enhances insulin secretion by increasing the entry of glutamine carbon into the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from glutamine has been proposed as an explanation for the paradox that glutamine alone does not stimulate insulin release. Under this scheme, glutamine is preferentially metabolised to GABA and L-aspartate. There is no oxidation of glutamine in the process and thus stimulus-secretion coupling via ATP would be minimal. L-aspartate is formed after entry of L-glutamate into the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90794

drug/chemical compound

Glutamine

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Aspartate

via TCA cycle
Comment L-glutamate produced from glutamine entered the gamma-glutamyl cycle and resulted in an increased production of glutathione.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90796

drug/chemical compound

Glutamine

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

Comment L-glutamate produced from glutamine entered the gamma-glutamyl cycle and resulted in an increased production of glutathione.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90800

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

increases_activity of

process

gamma-glutamyl cycle

Comment L-glutamate produced from glutamine entered the gamma-glutamyl cycle and resulted in an increased production of glutathione.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90801

process

gamma-glutamyl cycle

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glutathione

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Comment As glutamate is known to inhibit glucagon secretion from the pancreatic alpha-cell, glutamate release from the beta-cell may additionally represent a novel paracrine mechanism for pancreatic islet hormone release.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90803

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

decreases_activity of

Comment In RINm5F cells, the insulinotropic action of L-alanine has been reported to be a result of co-transport with Na+, which resulted in membrane depolarisation leading to an increase in intracellular Ca2+. Additionally, by use of the respiratory poison oligomycin, the metabolism and oxidation of alanine were shown to be important for its ability to stimulate insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90804

drug/chemical compound

Alanine

increases_activity of

phenotype

increased intracellular calcium level

Comment In RINm5F cells, the insulinotropic action of L-alanine has been reported to be a result of co-transport with Na+, which resulted in membrane depolarisation leading to an increase in intracellular Ca2+. Additionally, by use of the respiratory poison oligomycin, the metabolism and oxidation of alanine were shown to be important for its ability to stimulate insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90805

increases_activity of

Comment Homocysteine can inhibit insulin section. Homocysteine is a sulfhydryl-containing amino acid formed during the metabolism of methionine and which can be taken up by cells mainly via cysteine transporters. The effects of homocysteine were not limited to glucose but also impaired amino acid-stimulated insulin secretion.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90807

drug/chemical compound

Homocysteine

decreases_activity of

Comment Homocysteine can inhibit insulin section. Homocysteine is a sulfhydryl-containing amino acid formed during the metabolism of methionine and which can be taken up by cells mainly via cysteine transporters.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90809

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Homocysteine

Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90810

drug/chemical compound

Homocysteine

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Asymmetric dimethylarginine

Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90813

drug/chemical compound

Asymmetric dimethylarginine

decreases_activity of

gene/protein

NOS1

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Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90814

drug/chemical compound

Asymmetric dimethylarginine

decreases_activity of

gene/protein

NOS3

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Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90815

drug/chemical compound

Asymmetric dimethylarginine

decreases_activity of

gene/protein

NOS2

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Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90817

drug/chemical compound

Homocysteine

decreases_activity of

gene/protein

DDAH

Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90818

gene/protein

DDAH

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Asymmetric dimethylarginine

Comment A novel mechanism by which homocysteine blunts insulin secretion is by its effect on NO production. Homocysteine is a known precursor of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which is an endogenous methylated amino acid that inhibits the constitutive endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) but a less potent inhibitor of the iNOS isoform. Homocysteine is also an inhibitor of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylhydrolase (DDAH), a key regulatory enzyme which metabolises ADMA. Thus homocysteine is capable of inducing a further increment in ADMA and therefore decreasing the availability of NO. Since a constant low production of NO is essential for insulin secretion and beta-cell function, homocysteine may cause further damage.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 90819

drug/chemical compound

Homocysteine

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

NO