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  • Title: Effect of epinephrine and norepinephrine on immuno-reactive insulin secretion from isolated islets of Langerhans.
    Author: Mukherjee B, Chatterjee AK, Bhatia GS, Mukherjee SK.
    Journal: Biochem Pharmacol; 1985 Apr 01; 34(7):985-7. PubMed ID: 3885957.
    Abstract:
    Earlier studies have demonstrated the inhibitory nature of epinephrine and norepinephrine on pancreatic insulin release. The present study reports their effect on beta-cell IRI release in an isolated islet system. Results show that epinephrine and norepinephrine inhibit islet-IRI release at the 100-10 microM level. The alpha adrenergic blocker phentolamine (100 microM) but not the beta adrenergic blocker propranolol (100 microM) can reverse this catecholamine induced inhibition of islet-IRI release. This clearly suggests that epinephrine and norepinephrine inhibit insulin release via alpha-adrenergic pathway.
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