title: Hepatic carbohydrate metabolism in the spontaneously diabetic Bio-Breeding Worcester rat.
abstract: The effects of diabetes on hepatic carbohydrate metabolism were investigated in spontaneously diabetic Bio-Breeding Worcester (BB/W) rats. The juvenile-onset-type syndrome displayed by these animals is characterized by beta-cell destruction with subsequent ketosis-prone insulinopenia. Livers from diabetic animals demonstrated increased adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate levels but subnormal total protein and glycogen content. Isolated perfused livers of diabetic BB/W rats demonstrated an increased rate of glucose production from [14C]lactate and an impaired rate of glycogen synthesis. These data were consonant with hepatic enzyme studies demonstrating markedly increased activities of component gluconeogenic (glucose-6-phosphatase, fructose-1,6-diphosphatase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase) and glycogenolytic (glycogen phosphorylase) enzymes with decreased activities of glycolytic (hexokinase, pyruvate kinase) and glycogenic (glycogen synthase) enzymes. These findings agree with previous studies using alloxan- and streptozotocin-induced diabetic animals and suggest that accelerated hepatic gluconeogenesis and impaired glucose utilization are pathognomonic of all insulin-deficient diabetic syndromes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D006003:Glycogen; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D005947:Glucose