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PS16.5 In vivo imaging of intracellular calcium activities in pancreatic islets for understanding of intravital kinetics of insulin secretion

Kazunori Kanemaru, Japan

Associate Professor
Department of Physiology
Nihon University School of Medicine

Abstract

In vivo imaging of intracellular calcium activities in pancreatic islets for understanding of intravital kinetics of insulin secretion

KAZUNORI KANEMARU1, Isamu Taiko1, Yuichi Hiraoka2,3, Chen Kai1, Yuki Motegi1, Toshio Miki1, Masamitsu Iino1.

1Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Deptartment of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 3Laboratory of Animal Resources, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Intracellular Ca2+ signaling in pancreatic β-cells and liver hepatocytes contributes to the homeostatic regulation of living organisms by triggering the secretion of glycemia-controlling hormones and metabolic processes. Ca2+ signals in these cells have been studied in imaging analysis using ex vivo preparations. Unlike the case of ex vivo analysis, β-cells and hepatocytes in vivo are under the influence of the autonomic nervous system, hormones, nutrients, and other bioactive substances. Therefore, Ca2+ activities in β-cells and hepatocytes under physiological conditions remain elusive. We here report in vivo Ca2+ activities of β-cells and hepatocytes using transgenic mouse lines expressing a ratiometric Ca2+ indicator protein in β-cell- or hepatocyte-specific manner. In vivo imaging analysis of these mice enabled us to visualize spatiotemporal patterns of Ca2+ signals that were not predicted by ex vivo Ca2+ imaging analysis. These results and our future study are expected to clarify the detailed mechanisms for homeostatic regulation by β-cells and hepatocytes.

References:

[1] pancreatic islet
[2] insulin secretion
[3] in vivo Ca2+ imaging

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