title: Influence of diet on glucose metabolism of soleus muscle in artificially-fed 15- and 20-day-old Zucker fatty rats.
abstract: The relationship between diet and soleus muscle insulin responsiveness was examined in lean and obese Zucker rat pups that were artificially fed high-fat and high-carbohydrate liquid diets from 10 to 20 d of age and compared to pups that suckled normally. Elevated plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were found in both lean and obese artificially-fed pups at 20 d as compared to dam-fed controls. Total glucose utilization in isolated soleus muscle was estimated from the sum of the rates of 14C-glucose oxidation and 14C-glucose incorporation into glycogen and varied with genotype, age and diet. In general, soleus muscle from artificially-fed obese pups showed a lower basal and insulin-stimulated total glucose utilization than lean pups, with a greater and earlier effect due to high carbohydrate feeding. These results suggest that early dietary modification can alter peripheral target tissue insulin responsiveness and accelerate the onset of the insulin-resistant state.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011924:Rats, Zucker
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose