Table 1.
Electrical activity of δ-cells measured in islets from different mouse models
1 mM glucose10 mM glucose0.2 mM tolbutamide
Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)
NMRI (n = 6) −71 ± 3 n/a n/a −54 ± 3a 6 ± 4 0.6 ± 0.2 −48 ± 3b 4 ± 3b 0.6 ± 0.1 
SST-tdRFP (n = 3) −74 ± 4 n/a n/a −62 ± 2a 14 ± 8 0.2 ± 0.2 −54 ± 3b 3 ± 3b 0.3 ± 02 
SST-GCaMP3 (n = 4) −73 ± 3 n/a n/a −54 ± 3a 25 ± 8 0.6 ± 0.3 −37 ± 2b 8 ± 4b 0.4 ± 0.3 
1 mM glucose10 mM glucose0.2 mM tolbutamide
Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)Vm (mV)Vpeak (mV)Frequency (Hz)
NMRI (n = 6) −71 ± 3 n/a n/a −54 ± 3a 6 ± 4 0.6 ± 0.2 −48 ± 3b 4 ± 3b 0.6 ± 0.1 
SST-tdRFP (n = 3) −74 ± 4 n/a n/a −62 ± 2a 14 ± 8 0.2 ± 0.2 −54 ± 3b 3 ± 3b 0.3 ± 02 
SST-GCaMP3 (n = 4) −73 ± 3 n/a n/a −54 ± 3a 25 ± 8 0.6 ± 0.3 −37 ± 2b 8 ± 4b 0.4 ± 0.3 

Electrical activity recorded from δ-cells in intact islets isolated from NMRI, SST-tdRFP, and SST-GCaMP3 mice. Membrane potential (Vm), Vpeak, and firing frequency of action potentials when δ-cells were exposed to 1 mM glucose, 10 mM glucose, or 200 µM tolbutamide are summarized and compared between different mouse strains. Data are presented as mean values ± SEM of indicated number of independent experiments (n) from three to five animals. No action potential was detected at 1 mM glucose in all groups. Therefore the data for Vpeak and Frequency at 1 mM glucose are shown as n/a (not available). There were no statistical differences between the different mouse models. All the measurements were made using perforated patch clamping technique.

a

P < 0.05 vs. 1 mM glucose (for each model).

b

P < 0.05 vs. 20 mM glucose (for each model).

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