title: Effect of sodium fluoride on cyclic AMP production in rat hepatocytes.
abstract: The effect of NaF on cAMP production was studied in hepatocytes isolated from fed and fasted rats. A four-six fold increase in hepatocyte cAMP production was observed in the presence of 10-20 mM NaF in cells isolated from either fed or fasted rats. The maximal stimulation of cAMP production was observed after a 10 min incubation in the presence of 1 mM theophylline. However, as little as 0.05-0.15 mM NaF induced a significant increase in cAMP production. It was also found that NaF would alter the production of glucose in isolated rat hepatocytes. When hepatocytes from fed rats were incubated with 0.05-5 mM NaF there was an increase in amount of glucose released from endogenous sources. Also NaF resulted in a decrease in lactate and pyruvate production. Similarly NaF stimulated glucose production in hepatocytes from fasted rats. The maximal stimulation was observed with about 0.15-0.25 mM NaF. At NaF concentrations greater than 1.5 mM a decrease in glucose production was observed. It is concluded that NaF increases the level of cAMP and alters glucose metabolism in intact hepatocytes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D005215:Fasting; D005459:Fluorides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D005947:Glucose; D005459:Fluorides