title: Insulin and glucagon stimulation of (Na+-K+)-ATPase transport activity in isolated rat hepatocytes.
abstract: The effects of insulin and glucagon on the (Na+-K+)-ATPase transport activity in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes were investigated by measuring the ouabain-sensitive, active uptake of 86Rb+. The active uptake of 86Rb+ was increased by 18% (p less than 0.05) in the presence of 100 nM insulin, and by 28% (p less than 0.005) in the presence of nM glucagon. These effects were detected as early as 2 min after hepatocyte exposure to either hormone. Half-maximal stimulation was observed with about 0.5 nm insulin and 0.3 nM glucagon. The stimulation of 86Rb+ uptake by insulin occurred in direct proportion to the steady state occupancy of a high affinity receptor by the hormone (the predominant insulin-binding species in hepatocytes at 37 degrees C. For glucagon, half-maximal response was obtained with about 5% of the total receptors occupied by the hormone. Amiloride (a specific inhibitor of Na+ influx) abolished the insulin stimulation of 86Rb+ uptake while inhibiting that of glucagon only partially. Accordingly, insulin was found to rapidly enhance the initial rate of 22Na+ uptake, whereas glucagon had no detectable effect on 22Na+ influx. These results indicate that monovalent cation transport is influenced by insulin and glucagon in isolated rat hepatocytes. In contrast to glucagon, which appears to enhance 86Rb+ influx through the (Na+-K+)-ATPase without affecting Na+ influx, insulin stimulates Na+ entry which in turn may increase the pump activity by increasing the availability of Na+ ions to internal Na+ transport sites of the (Na+-K+)-ATPase.
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008985:Monensin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012413:Rubidium / Q000378:metabolism; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D000584:Amiloride; D005934:Glucagon; D008985:Monensin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D012413:Rubidium