title: The stimulation of lipogenesis in white adipose tissue from fed rats by corticosterone.
abstract: The direct effects of a physiological concentration of corticosterone (50 ng ml-1) in presence of insulin (200 microU ml-1) on lipid synthesis and CO2 production from glucose and glycerol release were evaluated in vitro in white adipose tissue after pre-incubation with the hormones. Lipid synthesis was 27% higher after 24 h and 66% higher after 48h pre-incubation with corticosterone and insulin compared with insulin alone. Basal and adrenaline-stimulated glycerol release and CO2 production were unchanged after pre-incubation with both hormones compared with insulin alone. We propose that corticosterone acts as a pro-lipogenic hormone on adipose tissue in the fed rat, in contrast to its glucose sparing effects in the fasted animal.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005215:Fasting; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol; D003345:Corticosterone