title: Inhibition of adipose S-100 protein release by insulin.
abstract: The release of S-100 protein brought about in rat epididymal fat pads by 10 microM epinephrine was inhibited by about 50% in the presence of more than 8 nM insulin. The inhibitory effect of insulin was also observed in the release of S-100 protein induced by isoproterenol or adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), but not in the release induced by a high concentration (5 mM) of dibutyryl cyclic AMP. Since insulin suppressed (to about 50%) the increase in cyclic AMP content induced by epinephrine under the same conditions, it is suggested that the inhibitory mechanism is mediated by the cyclic AMP levels in adipocytes. The S-100 protein release induced by catecholamine was significantly decreased (to about 50%) in the fat pads obtained from insulin-injected rats. In contrast, in the fat pads obtained from diabetic or long-term starved rats, the S-100 protein release was greatly enhanced, showing several-fold higher levels of basal release in the absence of hormones, and S-100 protein contents in the epididymal adipose tissues of these rats were significantly lower than those of the control rats. These results suggest that the S-100 protein content in adipocytes is regulated by insulin as well as the lipolytic hormones.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013217:Starvation / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D009418:S100 Proteins; D003994:Bucladesine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D007545:Isoproterenol