Search for dissertations about: "KATP"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word KATP.

  2. 1. A study of potassium channel activation as a pharmacological principle for vasodilation of cerebral blood vessels

    Author : Torsten Ryman; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacological sciences; cerebral arteries; Cerebral ischemia; Potassium channel openers; vascular endothelium; EDHF; KRN2391; KATP; Pinacidil; pharmacognosy; pharmacy; toxicology; Farmakologi; farmakognosi; farmaci; toxikologi;

    Abstract : Increasing [K+]o is intimately coupled to progressive ischemia and reduced CBF. In isolated cerebral and mesenteric arteries, it was found that significant differences in the vascular responses to [K+]o exist. Among the species studied, human cerebral arteries were the most sensitive artery to increasing [K+]o. READ MORE

  4. 2. Pulsatile insulin release from single islets of Langerhans

    Author : Johanna Westerlund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cell biology; islets of Langerhans; insulin; ELISA; cytoplasmic calcium; oscillations; type 2 diabetes; glucose; diazoxide; potassium; tolbutamide; DNP; antimycin A; iodoacetamide; microfluorometry; fura-2; KATP channels; Cellbiologi; Cell biology; Cellbiologi; medicinsk cellbiologi; Medical Cell Biology;

    Abstract : Insulin release from single islets of Langerhans is pulsatile. The secretory activities of the islets in the pancreas are coordinated resulting in plasma insulin oscillations. Nutrients amplitude-regulate the insulin pulses without influencing their frequency. READ MORE

  5. 3. Roles of unconventional ion channels and insulin granule structure in the pathogenesis of type-2 diabetes

    Author : Mohammad Barghouth; Diabetes - öpatofysiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; T2D; pancreatic islets; mechanosensitive channels; Piezo1; beta-cell specific Piezo1 knockout mouse; KATP channel; dSTORM; Piezo1; Cav3.2; AQP1; SD; RRP; Insulin secretion and action;

    Abstract : T2D is the most widespread endocrine disease. In conventional stimulus secretion coupling increased blood glucose is metabolized causing an increased intracellular level of ATP and closure of the KATP channels, and this, in turn, depolarizes the cell membrane leading to the opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, the influx of Ca2+ and exocytosis of insulin granules. READ MORE

  6. 4. Metabolic signals and the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in the pancreatic beta-cell

    Author : Robert Bränström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ATP-regulated K channel; pancreatic [beta]-cell oscillations; [alpha]-ketoisocaproate; long chain acyl-CoA esters; Kir6.2 SUR1 structure-function.;

    Abstract : ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels are widely distributed in a variety of tissues and cell types. KATP channels are comprised of two subunits, a pore forming subunit (Kir6.x) and a regulatory sulfonylurea receptor (SURx). Both subunits are required for fully functional channels. READ MORE

  7. 5. Electrophysiology of pancreatic A-, B- and D-cells studied in intact mouse islets of Langerhans

    Author : Sven Göpel; Institutionen för experimentell medicinsk vetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; somatostatin; glucagon; insulin; patch-clamp; membrane potential; Pancreatic islet; ion channel; diabetes; Physiology; Fysiologi;

    Abstract : Abstract The electrophysiological properties of insulin-secreting b-cells, glucagon-releasing a-cells and somatostation-producing d-cells in intact mouse pancreatic islets were investigated using the perforated patch whole-cell technique. It is demonstrated that it is possible to functionally identify the different cell types in situ. READ MORE