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Mechanisms of insulin release from pancreatic B-cells

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Al processo di secrezione insulinica da parte delle cellule B del pancreas prendono parte principalmente le seguenti strutture: la membrana cellulare, i granuli β ed elementi dello spazio pericapillare. Quale stimolo, gli AA. hanno impiegato dosi elevate di glucosio. Le cellule B possiedono una vasta gamma di meccanismi secretorî: a) mediante settori attivi; b) mediante emiocitosi; c) mediante secrezione apocrina. Per « settore attivo di liberazione » si intende un ben definito settore della membrana cellulare, nel quale si concentrano i microglobuli del nucleo del granulo β: è qui che ha luogo la secrezione insulinica.

Résumé

Au processus de sécrétion insulinique par les cellules B du pancréas participent principalement les structures suivantes: la membrane cellulaire, les granules β et des éléments de l’espace péricapillaire. En tant que stimulant, les AA. ont employé des doses élevées de glucose. Dans les cellules B il y a une gamme vaste de mécanismes sécréteurs: a) par de secteurs actifs; b) par un processus d’émiocytose; c) par un processus de sécrétion apocrine. Par « secteur actif de libération » nous entendons un secteur bien défini de la membrane cellulaire, dans lequel se concentrent les micro-globules du nucléus du granule β: c’est ici que la sécrétion insulinique a lieu.

Resumen

En el proceso de secreción insulínica por parte de las células B del páncreas intervienen principalmente las siguientes estructuras: la membrana celular, los gránulos β y elementos del espacio pericapilar. Como estimulante los autores utilizaron dosis elevadas de glucosa. Las células B poseen una vasta gama de mecanismos secretores: a) mediante sectores activos; b) por medio de hemocitosis; c) por medio de secreción apócrina. Por « sector activo de liberación » entendemos un sector bien definido de la membrana celular, en el que se concentran los microglóbulos del núcleo del gránulo β: y precisamente en él se produce le secreción insulínica.

Zusammenfassung

Am Prozess der Insulinsekretion in den B-Zellen des Pankreas sind hauptsächlich die folgenden Strukturen beteiligt: die Zellmembran, die β-Granula und Elemente des perikapillären Raumes. Die Verfasser benützten hohe Dosen von Glukose als Stimulatoren. Die B-Zellen verfügen über eine ganze Reihe von Sekretionsmechanismen: a) durch aktive Sektoren; b) durch Emiozytose; c) durch apokrine Sekretion. Unter « Sektor aktiver Freisetzung » verstehen wir eine bestimmte Zone der Zellmembran, in welcher die Mikroglobuli der Kerne der β-Granula konzentriert sind: dies ist die Stelle an welcher die Insulinsekretion stattfindet.

Summary

The following structures are mainly involved in the process of insulin secretion by pancreatic B-cells: the cell membrane, β-granules and elements of the pericapillary space. The authors have used high doses of glucose as stimulators. The B-cells have a wide range of secretory mechanisms: a) by means of active sectors; b) by emiocytosis; and c) by apocrine secretion. By ‘active releasing sector’ we mean a definite sector of the cell membrane in which microglobules of the β-granule core are concentrated: it is here that insulin secretion takes place.

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Petkov, P., Donev, S. Mechanisms of insulin release from pancreatic B-cells. Acta diabet. lat 10, 454–477 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590671

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