title: Glucagon stimulation of hepatic Na+, K+-ATPase.
abstract: In the perfused rat liver administration of glucagon was shown to result in a transiently increased uptake of K+, indicating the possible involvement of the Na+, K+-ATPase. Direct measurement of the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase revealed a two-fold stimulation of the enzyme by glucagon. The effect of glucagon on the activity of the enzyme was immediate. Simultaneously with the increase in the activity of the Na+, K+-ATPase, the activity of Mg2+-ATPase decreased. In order to evaluate whether the activation of the Na+, K+-ATPase by glucagon is related to the metabolic effects of the hormone, experimental conditions known to interfere with the activity of the enzyme were employed and glucagon stimulation of Ca2+-efflux, mitochondrial metabolism and gluconeogenesis were measured. K+-free perfusate, high K+ perfusate or ouabain interfered to varying degrees with the glucagon stimulation of these responses. The combination of K+-free perfusate and ouabain almost completely abolished the glucagon stimulation of all three parameters. These results demonstrate the glucagon stimulation of Na+, K+-ATPase and raise the possibility that the activation of the enzyme by glucagon might be a necessary link for the manifestation of its metabolic effects.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005943:Gluconeogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D011506:Proteins; D005934:Glucagon; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase