Action of the venom of the scorpion Tityus trinitatis on pancreatic insulin secretion

Hariharan Sankaran, Clifford W. Deveney, Courtney Bartholomew, Easwaran Raghupathy

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Abstract

In vivo, canine pancreas was stimulated to secrete insulin by the venom of the scorpion Tityus trinitatis; the venom also caused a rise in plasma glucose level as well. The venom-induced insulin secretion was also observed under in vitro conditions in rat pancreative slices, and this stimulation was dose-related. Maximal effect was observed at 20 μg/ml. Atropine (3 × 10-6 M) completely abolished both venom (20 μg/ml)- and acetylcholine (3 × 10-7 M)-induced insulin secretion. It is suggested that the venom-induced insulin secretion is mediated through muscarinic cholinergic mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1101-1104
Number of pages4
JournalBiochemical Pharmacology
Volume32
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 15 1983
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology

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