2173-P: Effects of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activation on Insulin Secretion in Mice

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an important cellular energy sensor in regulation of metabolic activity. AMPK activation improves glucose homeostasis by increasing muscle glucose uptake and reducing hepatic glucose production. Although the effects on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in the pancreatic β cells are still controversial. Our aim was to investigate the regulation of insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells using specific pharmacological AMPK activators and in mouse models of constitutive activation. We used a chronic global AMPK (γ1D316A) and a pancreatic β cell specific (β-D316A) activation mouse model that express the AMPK γamma1 isoform with a D316A mutation under the control of β-actin and ins1 promoter respectively. We tested how chronic AMPK activation impacted insulin secretion on C57BL6 mouse isolated islets using direct activators PF-06409577 (β1 isoform-selective) and RA089 (binds both β1 and β2 isoforms). Global activation of AMPK reduced insulin secretion from islets isolated from γ1D316A mice on chow and high-fat diet (2.4-fold, p Disclosure M. Nguyen-Tu: None. J.P. Harris: None. A. Martinez-Sanchez: None. I. Leclerc: None. G.A. Rutter: Consultant; Self; Sun Pharma.