ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Sulphonylurea
;
rat
;
insulin binding
;
insulin action
;
extrapancreatic effect
;
glycogen synthesis
;
rat hepatocytes in primary culture
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The effects of a sulphonylurea, gliquidone, on insulin binding and the insulin induced rate of glycogen synthesis, were studied in rat hepatocytes in primary culture. Hepatocytes were cultured for 48 h. During the second 24 h of this period, the hepatocytes were incubated with or without gliquidone (5 mg/l). The binding of 125I-insulin and the insulin stimulation of glycogen synthesis from 14C-glucose were measured. Gliquidone influenced neither insulin binding nor the basal rate of glycogen synthesis, but it did enhance the effect of insulin on glycogen synthesis. Responsiveness was increased by gliquidone at all insulin concentrations used (10–10,000 mU/l); at 1000 mil/l the drug increased glycogen synthesis from 310 to 430% above the basal rate. Half-maximal stimulation was reached in control cells at an insulin concentration of 95 mU/l and in gliquidone-treated cells at 94 mU/l, which indicates unchanged insulin sensitivity. Based on these experiments with cultured rat hepatocytes it appears that the extrapancreatic action of gliquidone is not mediated by an effect on insulin binding.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00262222
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