title: Non-insulin dependent diabetic patients have increased glucose uptake in red blood cells.
abstract: The kinetic characteristics of 3-O-methyl glucose (3-OMG) uptake were examined in red blood cells (RBC) from seven normal individuals (controls) and nine patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) treated with diet and oral hypoglycemic medication. Comparison of rates of 3-OMG uptake at 5 different substrate concentrations revealed significantly higher overall 3-OMG uptake in the diabetic group (P less than 0.0001). Kinetic parameters obtained for individual subjects showed there was not a significant difference in the Km between the diabetic (3.17 +/- 0.45 mM; mean +/- SE) and the control (2.46 +/- 0.25 mM) groups. However, Vmax was significantly increased (61%; P less than 0.025) in the diabetics (217.8 +/- 28.9 pmol/2 sec per 10(6) cells) compared to controls (135.2 +/- 15.6 pmol/2 sec per 10(6) cells). There was no correlation between HbA1C levels in the diabetic patients and Vmax values for 3-OMG uptake, suggesting that the increased hexose uptake was not accounted for simply by increased glycosylation in these cells. Glucose transport in RBC in hyperglycemic states may be a useful model for delineating the regulation of the non-insulin-mediated disposal of glucose in diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bistritzer
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hanukoglu
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008757:Methylglucosides; D019325:3-O-Methylglucose