PMID- 28962894 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190212 LR - 20190215 IS - 1872-8057 (Electronic) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 462 IP - Pt B DP - 2018 Feb 15 TI - Sympathetic innervation is essential for metabolic homeostasis and pancreatic beta cell function in adult rats. PG - 119-126 LID - S0303-7207(17)30516-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mce.2017.09.031 [doi] AB - Obesity is associated with an imbalance in the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), specifically in the organs involved in energy metabolism. The pancreatic islets are richly innervated by the ANS, which tunes the insulin release due to changes in energy demand. Therefore, changes in the sympathetic input that reach the pancreas can lead to metabolic dysfunctions. To evaluate the role of the sympathetic ends that innervate the pancreas, 60-day-old male Wistar rats were subjected to sympathectomy (SYM) or were sham-operated (SO). At 120 day-old SYM rats exhibited an increase in body weight, fat pads and metabolic dysfunctions. Decreases in the HOMA-IR and reductions in insulin release were observed both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, the SYM rats exhibited altered pancreatic islet function in both muscarinic and adrenergic assays and exhibited high protein expression of the alpha-2 adrenergic receptor (alpha2AR). Because alpha2AR has been linked to type 2 diabetes, these findings demonstrate the clinical implications of this study. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Prates, Kelly V AU - Prates KV AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. Electronic address: kvp.86@hotmail.com. FAU - de Oliveira, Julio C AU - de Oliveira JC AD - Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brazil. FAU - Malta, Ananda AU - Malta A AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Matiusso, Camila C I AU - Matiusso CCI AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Miranda, Rosiane A AU - Miranda RA AD - Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Tatiane A AU - Ribeiro TA AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Francisco, Flavio A AU - Francisco FA AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Franco, Claudineia C S AU - Franco CCS AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Moreira, Veridiana M AU - Moreira VM AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Alves, Vander S AU - Alves VS AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Torrezan, Rosana AU - Torrezan R AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Mathias, Paulo C F AU - Mathias PCF AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Barella, Luiz F AU - Barella LF AD - Laboratory of Secretion Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Parana, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170928 PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2) SB - IM MH - Aging MH - Animals MH - Blood Glucose/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*physiopathology MH - *Homeostasis MH - Insulin/*metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Islets of Langerhans/cytology/*physiology MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism MH - Sympathetic Nervous System/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor OT - Autonomic nervous system OT - Endocrine pancreas OT - Insulin release OT - Metabolism OT - Sympathectomy EDAT- 2017/10/01 06:00 MHDA- 2019/02/13 06:00 CRDT- 2017/10/01 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/09/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/02/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0303-7207(17)30516-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mce.2017.09.031 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2018 Feb 15;462(Pt B):119-126. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.09.031. Epub 2017 Sep 28.