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Several reports have shown that nitric oxide (NO) stimulates glucose-induced insulin secretion in the pancreas of normal rat but the effect of L-arginine (a NO donor) on insulin secretion from the pancreas of diabetic pancreas is unknown. Fragments of pancreatic tissue from normal and diabetic rats were incubated for 45 min in Krebs solution containing 100 mM L-arginine. The supernatant was subsequently analyzed for the insulin content using radioimmunoassay technique. L-arginine evoked large increases in insulin secretion from the pancreas of diabetic rat. The insulin secreted from the pancreas of diabetic rat was numerically but not significantly lower compared to that of normal rat pancreas. In conclusion, L-arginine, a nitric oxide donor stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreas of diabetic rats.
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Received October 3, 2000 Accepted November 10, 2000
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Adeghate, E., Ponery, A., El-Sharkawy, T. et al. L-arginine stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreas of normal and diabetic rats. Amino Acids 21, 205–209 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170028
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170028