Responsiveness of glycogen breakdown to cyclic AMP in perfused liver from rats with insulin-induced hypoglycemia
Braz. j. med. biol. res
; 36(1): 45-51, Jan. 2003. graf
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RESUMO
The responsiveness of glycogen breakdown to cAMP was investigated in isolated perfused liver from male Wistar fed rats (200-220 g) with insulin-induced hypoglycemia. The activation of glycogenolysis by 3 æM cAMP was decreased (P<0.05) in livers from rats with hypoglycemia induced by the administration of insulin or during the direct infusion of insulin into the isolated liver. The direct effect of insulin on glycogen catabolism promoted by 3 æM cAMP occurred as early as 3 min after starting insulin infusion. In contrast, the cAMP agonists resistant to phosphodiesterases, 8Br-cAMP and 6MB-cAMP, used at the same concentration as cAMP, i.e., 3 æM, did not modify the effect of insulin. The data suggest that the decreased hepatic responsiveness of glycogen breakdown during insulin-induced hypoglycemia is a direct effect of insulin decreasing the intracellular levels of cAMP
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Assunto principal:
AMP Cíclico
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Hipoglicemia
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Fígado
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Glicogênio Hepático
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2003
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País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR