title: Receptor binding and biological effect of insulin in human adipocytes.
abstract: The binding of 125I-labelled insulin to human adipocytes was studied at 37 degrees C. The precipitability of the 125I-labelled insulin preparation (0.03 nmol/l) in trichloroacetic acid and the concentration of biologically active insulin (7.5 nmol/l) remained constant in buffer incubated with human adipocytes (100 microliter cells/ml suspension) for 30--60 minutes at 37 degrees C, whereas more than half of the insulin was inactivated by rat fat cells under the same conditions. A constant level of binding of 125I-labelled insulin (0.03 nmol/l) to human adipocytes was obtained after 45 minutes. The apparent dissociation constant of receptor binding was about 0.2 nmol/l as compared to about 2 nmol/l for rat adipocytes. Conversion of [UP14C]glucose to lipids was stimulated half-maximally by about 0.05 nmol/l of insulin (similar to rat adipocytes). Thus, half-maximal stimulation of human adipocytes was obtained with a recptor occupancy of about 20--30 per cent.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D005947:Glucose