title: Insulin resistant glucose transport activity in adipose cells from the SHR/N-corpulent rat.
abstract: Young male obese (cp/cp) and lean (cp/+ or +/+) littermates of the SHR/N-corpulent (cp) strain were fed purified diets containing 54% carbohydrate as either sucrose or cooked starch for 12 wk. A significant effect of phenotype (obese greater than lean) was observed on body weight, epididymal fat pad weight and fat cell size. A diet effect (sucrose greater than starch) was observed on body weight, fat pad weight, and fat cell size. No effect of phenotype or diet was observed on basal 3-O-methylglucose transport in isolated adipose cells. However, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was decreased 70-80% in isolated adipose cells from obese SHR/N-cp rats. No effect of diet on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was observed in obese SHR/N-cp rats. Scatchard analysis of insulin binding data demonstrated no differences in the dissociation constant (KD) for the insulin receptor:insulin complex. However, obese rats exhibited a decreased number of insulin receptors compared to lean SHR/N-cp rats. These data demonstrate that the obese SHR/N-cp rat exhibits insulin-resistant glucose transport. This altered insulin sensitivity may be one factor contributing to the development of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in these animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Baly
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zarnowski
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carswell
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Michaelis
mesh_terms: D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008759:Methylglycosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008757:Methylglucosides; D008759:Methylglycosides; D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D011972:Receptor, Insulin