Abstract
The pattern of lysosomal enzyme activities in isolated pancreatic islets was studied in 3 different strains of mice, NMRI, CBA, and C-57, and related to the in vivo insulin release following injection of the insulin scretagogues glucose and carbachol. It was observed that the relative specific activities among the islet enzymes studied did not show the same pattern in the different strains although beta-gluc-ronidase always displayed the lowest activity. Comparison between the strains revealed that acid phosphatase activity was of the same magnitude in all 3 strains. Islet activities of acid amyloglucosidase, beta-glucuronidase, and N-acetylglucosaminidase, however, were largest in NMRI, intermediate in CBA, and lowest in C-57. This activity pattern roughly correlated with the insulin secretory response to an intravenous injection of glucose, whereas insulin release induced by the cholinergic agonist carbachol was of similar magnitude in all strains.
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