title: Effect of in vivo exposure to insulin on glucose metabolism in rat aorta.
abstract: The effect of administration of insulin in vivo on accumulation of [14C]glucose carbon in rat aorta in vitro was studied. Insulin was injected intravenously in a tail vein 5-60 min before the rats were killed and the accumulation of [14C]glucose was determined after incubation for 30-120 min in 5.6 mM [14C]glucose. When determined 30 min after injection of insulin (4 U kg-1) the aortic [14C]glucose incorporation was significantly increased when an incubation period of 120 min was used, while no significant effect was found after incubation for 30 or 60 min. In subsequent experiments an incubation time of 120 min was used. The aortic [14C]glucose accumulation was not increased when determined 5 or 60 min after injection of insulin (4 U kg-1). Injection of insulin (2 U kg-1) 5 or 30 min before the rats were killed had no effect on the aortic [14C]glucose accumulation but it had a pronounced effect on [14C]glucose accumulation in rat diaphragm. Serum insulin determined 30 min after injection of insulin (2 U kg-1) was 731 +/- 58 mU-1 and in saline-treated control rats 37 +/- 3 mU l-1. These results suggest that the glucose metabolism of vascular smooth muscle has a low sensitivity to the immediate effects of insulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Arnqvist
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dahlkvist
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose