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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Keywords Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) ; non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; genetics ; single-stranded conformation polymorphisms ; insulin resistance ; polymorphism.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Since the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is the major substrate of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase and has been shown to activate phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase and promote GLUT4 translocation, the IRS-1 gene is a potential candidate for development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In this study, we have identified IRS-1 gene polymorphisms, evaluated their frequencies in Japanese subjects, and analysed the contribution of these polymorphisms to the development of NIDDM. The entire coding region of the IRS-1 gene of 94 subjects (47 NIDDM and 47 control subjects) was screened by polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis. Seven SSCP polymorphisms were identified. These corresponded to two previously identified polymorphisms [Gly971→Arg (GGG→AGG) and Ala804 (GCA→GCG)] as well as five novel polymorphisms [Pro190→Arg (CCC→CGC), Met209→Thr (ATG→ACG), Ser809→Phe (TCT→TTT), Leu142 (CTT→CTC), and Gly625 (GGC→GGT)]. Although the prevalence of each of these polymorphisms was not statistically different between NIDDM and control subjects, the prevalence of the four IRS-1 polymorphisms with an amino acid substitution together was significantly higher in NIDDM than in control subjects (23.4 vs 8.5 %, p 〈 0.05), and two substitutions (Met209→Thr and Ser809→Phe) were found only in NIDDM patients. Equilibrium glucose infusion rates during a euglycaemic clamp in NIDDM and control subjects with the IRS-1 polymorphisms decreased by 29.5 and 22.0 %, respectively on the average when compared to those in comparable groups without polymorphisms, although they were not statistically significant. Thus, IRS-1 polymorphisms may contribute in part to the insulin resistance and development of NIDDM in Japanese subjects; however, they do not account for the major part of the decrease in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake which is observed in subjects with clinically apparent NIDDM. [Diabetologia (1996) 39: 600–608]
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Bradykinin ; bradykinin B2 receptor ; glucose uptake ; tyrosine kinase ; insulin receptor ; insulin receptor substrate-1 ; adipocyte ; GLUT4
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary It has been suggested that bradykinin stimulates glucose uptake in experiments in vivo and in cultured cells. However, its mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, the effects of bradykinin on the insulin signalling pathway were evaluated in isolated dog adipocytes. The bradykinin receptor binding study revealed that dog adipocytes possessed significant numbers of bradykinin receptors (Kd=83 pmol/l, binding sites = 1.7×104 site/cell). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction amplification showed the mRNA specific for bradykinin B2 receptor in the adipocytes. Bradykinin alone did not increase 2-deoxyglucose uptake in adipocytes; however, in the presence of insulin (10−7 mol/l) it significantly increased 2-deoxyglucose uptake in a dose-dependent manner. Bradykinin also enhanced insulin stimulated GLUT4 translocation from the intracellular fraction to the cell membrane, and insulin induced phosphorylation of the insulin receptor Β subunit and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) without affecting the binding affinities or numbers of cell surface insulin receptors in dog adipocytes. The time-course of insulin stimulated phosphorylation of the insulin receptor Β subunit revealed that phosphorylation reached significantly higher levels at 10 min, and stayed at the higher levels until 120 min in the presence of bradykinin, suggesting that bradykinin delayed the dephosphorylation of the insulin receptor. It is concluded that bradykinin could potentiate insulin induced glucose uptake through GLUT4 translocation. This effect could be explained by the potency of bradykinin to upregulate the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity which stimulates phosphorylation of IRS-1, followed by GLUT4 translocation.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Keywords Bradykinin ; bradykinin B2 receptor ; glucose uptake ; tyrosine kinase ; insulin receptor ; insulin receptor substrate-1 ; adipocyte ; GLUT4.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary It has been suggested that bradykinin stimulates glucose uptake in experiments in vivo and in cultured cells. However, its mechanism has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, the effects of bradykinin on the insulin signalling pathway were evaluated in isolated dog adipocytes. The bradykinin receptor binding study revealed that dog adipocytes possessed significant numbers of bradykinin receptors (Kd = 83 pmol/l, binding sites = 1.7 × 104 site/cell). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction amplification showed the mRNA specific for bradykinin B2 receptor in the adipocytes. Bradykinin alone did not increase 2-deoxyglucose uptake in adipocytes; however, in the presence of insulin (10–7 mol/l) it significantly increased 2-deoxyglucose uptake in a dose-dependent manner. Bradykinin also enhanced insulin stimulated GLUT4 translocation from the intracellular fraction to the cell membrane, and insulin induced phosphorylation of the insulin receptor β subunit and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) without affecting the binding affinities or numbers of cell surface insulin receptors in dog adipocytes. The time-course of insulin stimulated phosphorylation of the insulin receptor β subunit revealed that phosphorylation reached significantly higher levels at 10 min, and stayed at the higher levels until 120 min in the presence of bradykinin, suggesting that bradykinin delayed the dephosphorylation of the insulin receptor. It is concluded that bradykinin could potentiate insulin induced glucose uptake through GLUT4 translocation. This effect could be explained by the potency of bradykinin to upregulate the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity which stimulates phosphorylation of IRS-1, followed by GLUT4 translocation. [Diabetologia (1996) 39: 412–420]
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Keywords AtT20 Cell ; insulin secretion ; human insulin gene ; glucose metabolism ; glucose transporter type 2 (GLUT2) ; glucokinase
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary We investigated the mechanisms of insulin secretion by transfecting into a pituitary adenoma cell line (AtT20) a combination of genes encoding human insulin (HI), glucose transporter type 2 (GLUT2) and glucokinase (GK), followed by studying the characteristics of these cells. In static incubation, a cell line transfected with insulin gene alone (AtT20HI) secreted mature human insulin but this was not in a glucose-dependent manner. Other cell lines transfected with insulin and GLUT2 genes (AtT20HI-GLUT2–3) or with insulin and GK genes (AtT20HI-GK-1) secreted insulin in response to glucose concentrations of only less than 1 mmol/l. In contrast, cell lines transfected with insulin, GLUT2 and GK genes (AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-6, AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-7 and AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-10) showed a glucose-dependent insulin secretion up to 25 mmol/l glucose. Glucose utilization and oxidation were increased in AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK cell lines but not in AtT20HI, AtT20HI-GLUT2–3 and AtT20HI-GK-1 cells at physiological glucose concentrations, compared with AtT20 cells. Diazoxide, nifedipine and 2-deoxy glucose suppressed (p 〈 0.05) glucose stimulated insulin secretion in AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-6 cells. Glibenclamide, KCl or corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) stimulated (p 〈 0.05) insulin secretion both in AtT20HI and AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-6 cells. Insulin secretion stimulated by glibenclamide, KCl or CRF was further enhanced by the addition of 25 mmol/l glucose in AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK-6 cells but not in AtT20HI cells. In perifusion experiments, a stepwise increase in glucose concentration from 5 to 25 mmol/l stimulated insulin secretion in AtT20HI-GLUT2-GK cell lines but the response lacked a clear first phase of insulin secretion. Our results suggest that both GLUT2 and glucokinase are necessary for the glucose stimulated insulin secretion in at least rodent cell lines, and that other element(s) are necessary for a biphasic insulin secretion typically observed in beta cells. [Diabetologia (1998) 41: 1492–1501]
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) ; non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; genetics ; single-stranded conformation polymorphisms ; insulin resistance ; polymorphism
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Since the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is the major substrate of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase and has been shown to activate phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase and promote GLUT4 translocation, the IRS-1 gene is a potential candidate for development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In this study, we have identified IRS-1 gene polymorphisms, evaluated their frequencies in Japanese subjects, and analysed the contribution of these polymorphisms to the development of NIDDM. The entire coding region of the IRS-1 gene of 94 subjects (47 NIDDM and 47 control subjects) was screened by polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis. Seven SSCP polymorphisms were identified. These corresponded to two previously identified polymorphisms [Gly971→Arg (GGG→AGG) and Ala804 (GCA→GCG)] as well as five novel polymorphisms [Pro190→Arg (CCC→CGC), Met209→Thr (ATG→ACG), Ser809→Phe (TCT→TTT), Leu142 (CTT→CTC), and Gly625 (GGC→GGT)]. Although the prevalence of each of these polymorphisms was not statistically different between NIDDM and control subjects, the prevalence of the four IRS-1 polymorphisms with an amino acid substitution together was significantly higher in NIDDM than in control subjects (23.4 vs 8.5%, p〈0.05), and two substitutions (Met209→Thr and Ser809→Phe) were found only in NIDDM patients. Equilibrium glucose infusion rates during a euglycaemic clamp in NIDDM and control subjects with the IRS-1 polymorphisms decreased by 29.5 and 22.0%, respectively on the average when compared to those in comparable groups without polymorphisms, although they were not statistically significant. Thus, IRS-1 polymorphisms may contribute in part to the insulin resistance and development of NIDDM in Japanese subjects; however, they do not account for the major part of the decrease in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake which is observed in subjects with clinically apparent NIDDM.
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  • 6
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    Electronic Resource
    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology 102 (1992), S. 285-287 
    ISSN: 0300-9629
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1573-7446
    Keywords: erythrocyte ; enzyme ; exercise ; horse ; glucose transport ; metabolism ; training
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract d-Glucose transport and cytosolic enzyme activities were measured in erythrocytes from 2-year-old thoroughbreds under continuous training exercise (race horses) and compared with those from untrained horses of various ages (sires, mares and untrained 2-year-old thoroughbreds). The activities of the glucose transport and glycolytic enzymes, hexokinase and pyruvate kinase, in the race horses' erythrocytes were elevated to 2–3.5 times above those of untrained horses. There were no significant differences in plasma glucose, triglyceride or IRI concentrations between the horses in training and untrained horses. The increases in glucose transport and glycolytic enzyme activities in their erythrocytes are considered to reflect an increased metabolic activity in the race horses resulting from the training exercises.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 1573-7446
    Keywords: cow ; carnitine palmitoyltransferase ; fatty liver ; lactation ; parturition
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The hepatic mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) activity was measured by fluorimetric assay in dairy cows with or without fatty liver. CPT activities in 13 lactating cattle and in 6 non-lactating cows were 304.4±86.6 μmol CoA/min per g protein and 169.3±84.8 μmol CoA/min per g protein, respectively. This difference was significant (〈0.05). CPT activities in early lactation (0–110 days after calving), mid-lactation (111–220 days after calving) and late lactation (over 220 days after calving) were 278.9±68.0, 312.4±124.1 and 320±59.3 μmol CoA/min per g protein, respectively. There was no significant difference between the values at different stages of lactation. The CPT activity in 10 lactating cows with fatty liver unrelated to calving was 201.3±80.0 μmol CoA/min per g protein. CPT activity in 10 cattle with fatty liver was significantly lower than that in normal lactating cattle. Based on these findings, clinical fatty liver unrelated to calving appears to be associated with a decrease in hepatic CPT activity.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1420-9071
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary dl-Erythro-1-phenyl-2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-[4-(p-methoxybenzyl)-1-piperazinyl] ethanol dihydrochloride showed orally a definite analgesic activity, without producing the significant morphine-like physical dependence liability, and its analgesic potency was about a half that of codeine and far superior to aminopyrine in experimental animals.
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  • 10
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Journal of muscle research and cell motility 16 (1995), S. 123-129 
    ISSN: 1573-2657
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The effect of deoxyribonuclease I on muscle Z-line structures was re-examined. Under conditions of deoxyribonuclease I activation (presence of the divalent cation Ca2+ and Mg2+), a deoxyribonuclease I preparation did not affect Z-line structure if phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, an inhibitor of serine proteases, was also present. In the absence of protease inhibitor, both Z-lines and M-lines were digested, even in the presence of EDTA and EGTA as inhibitors of deoxyribonuclease I. These electron microscopic observations were consistent with the following results from sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis: when the protease was inhibited but deoxyribonuclease I was activated, myofibrillar proteins remained essentially intact. However, degradation of proteins in both rabbit psoas and chicken pectoralis myofibrils was observed in the presence of deoxyribonuclease I inhibitors when the protease inhibitor was absent. Our data strongly suggest that the interaction of deoxyribonuclease I with Z-line proteins previously reported is most likely due to contamination of the deoxyribonuclease I fraction by the serine-type proteases.
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