title: Increased insulin sensitivity in soleus muscle from cold-exposed rats: reversal by an adenosine-receptor agonist.
abstract: The effect of 0.5, 2, 7 and 14 days cold exposure at 4 degrees C on insulin sensitivity was investigated in the stripped soleus muscle preparation incubated in vitro. Cold-exposure for 2 or 7 days increased the sensitivity of glycolysis, but did not affect the sensitivity of glycogen synthesis to insulin. Cold-exposure for 0.5 or 14 days had no effect on the sensitivity of either process to insulin. The increased sensitivity to insulin after exposure of animals to the cold for 2 days was completely reversed by addition of the adenosine receptor agonist, 2-chloroadenosine, to the incubation medium. This suggests that cold exposure may increase insulin sensitivity in the muscle, either by a decrease in the concentration of adenosine in the muscle, or by a decrease in the number or affinity of the adenosine receptors.
mesh_terms: D015762:2-Chloroadenosine; D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006019:Glycolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007328:Insulin; D007773:Lactates; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D015762:2-Chloroadenosine; D019344:Lactic Acid; D006003:Glycogen; D005947:Glucose; D000241:Adenosine