title: Upregulation of glucose metabolism by granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: Alterations of glucose metabolism were investigated for 6 hours following an intraarterial injection of murine recombinant granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) (30 micrograms/kg body weight). GM-CSF resulted in a transient elevation of plasma glucose. The rate of whole body glucose appearance, as measured by infusion of [6-3H] glucose, was increased by about 10% between 0.5 and 3 hours following GM-CSF injection. In vivo glucose utilization of individual tissues was investigated by the tracer 2-deoxyglucose technique. At 30 min, GM-CSF increased glucose utilization by 80-90% in liver and lung, and 50-60% in skin and spleen. At 3 and 6 hours, glucose utilization by these tissues returned toward control levels except for lung. There was a 40-50% increase in glucose utilization by skeletal muscle 30 min after GM-CSF which was sustained for 6 hours. Glucose utilization of testis, ileum and kidney did not change significantly. Plasma concentrations of insulin, glucagon and tumor necrosis factor were not altered in response to GM-CSF. These findings indicate that some of the acute metabolic effects of a short-term administration of GM-CSF are observed in macrophage-rich tissues, and suggest that GM-CSF may be involved in the metabolic upregulation of immunologically active tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schuler
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Spolarics
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bagby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Spitzer
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose