The effects of some flavonoids, a group of naturally occurring pigments one of which has been claimed to possess antidiabetic activities, on insulin release and 45Ca2+ handling have been studied in isolated rat islets of Langerhans. Insulin release was enhanced by approximately 44–70% when islets were exposed to either (−)epicatechin (0·8 mmol/l) or quercetin (0·01–0·1 mmol/l); others such as naringenin (0·1 mmol/l) and chrysin (0·08 mmol/l) inhibited hormone release by approximately 40–60%. These effects were observed only in the presence of 20 mmol glucose/l. Quercetin (0·01 mmol/l) and (−)epicatechin (0·8 mmol/l) both inhibited 45Ca2+ efflux in the presence and absence of extracellular Ca2+. In the presence of 20 mmol glucose/l both the short-term (5 min) and steady-state (30 min) uptake of 45Ca2+ were significantly increased by either quercetin or (−)epicatechin. These results suggest that the stimulatory compounds such as quercetin and (−)epicatechin may, at least in part, exert their effects on insulin release via changes in Ca2+ metabolism.
J. Endocr. (1985) 107, 1–8
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