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GLP-1 depolarizes the rat pancreatic beta cell in a Na(+)-dependent manner.

An intestinal hormone glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a prominent candidate for incretin. In vitro experiment showed (Fridolf and Ahren, Mol. Cell. Endocrinol., 96 (1993) 85-90) that GLP-1 increased both insulin secretion and the efflux of 45Ca2+ in a Na(+)-dependent manner. Further, GLP-1 depolarizes the pancreatic beta cells in the presence of high concentration of glucose. Here, we report the effect of GLP-1 on the membrane potential with a physiological concentration of glucose in perforated patch clamp of primary cultured rat beta cells. 10 nM GLP-1 depolarized the beta cell, which was completely reversed by replacing Na+ with the impermeant molecule N-methyl-D-glucamine (NMDG). The Ca2+ channel blocker, Co2+ suppressed the Ca2+ spikes without hyperpolarizing the cell. GLP-1-induced insulin secretion in perifused islets was also suppressed by a prior replacement of Na+ with NMDG. In addition, GLP-1 slightly augmented the long-lasting Ba2+ current, which was reverted to the control level by a selective inhibitor of protein kinase A, H-89. These results indicate: (i) GLP-1 depolarizes the beta cell by activating the membrane Na+ permeability; (ii) GLP-1 slightly modulates the L-type Ca2+ channel probably through protein kinase A; and (iii) at least in part, these mechanisms may be involved in the insulin secretion induced by GLP-1.