title: Differential effects of adrenocorticotropin(1-24) on [3H]2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake in cultured cells derived from different brain regions.
abstract: The effect of adrenocorticotropin(1-24) (ACTH(1-24)) on the uptake of [3H]2-deoxy-D-glucose ([3H]2-DG) was compared in cell cultures derived from two regions (hypothalamus, and extrahypothalamic forebrain) of fetal rat brain. Under control conditions, [3H]2-DG uptake was similar in extrahypothalamic (10.9 +/- 1.1 nmol/mg protein/5 min) and hypothalamic (11.9 +/- 1.3) cells. No significant effect of ACTH (1-24) (10(-7) to 10(-5) M) was found on uptake of [3H]2-DG in extrahypothalamic cells. In contrast, in hypothalamic cells, a potent stimulatory effect (P less than 0.0001) up to 174% over the control value of [3H]2-DG uptake was produced by these concentrations of ACTH(1-24). This study suggests that ACTH may be a stimulator of brain glucose uptake, and that this effect varies in different brain regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bistritzer
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kapcala
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003366:Cosyntropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003837:Deoxy Sugars / Q000378:metabolism*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D003366:Cosyntropin; D003847:Deoxyglucose