title: Glucose transport and metabolism in the perfused hindquarters of lean and obese-hyperglycemic (db/db) mice. Effects of insulin and electrical stimulation.
abstract: Changes in glucose transport and metabolism in skeletal muscles of the obese-diabetic mice (db/db) was characterized using the perfused mouse hindquarter preparation. Metabolism of [5-3H]glucose, uptake of 3-O-[methyl-3H]glucose (methylglucose) and [2-14C]deoxyglucose (deoxyglucose) was studied under resting, electrically stimulated contracting, and insulin-stimulated conditions. Basal rate of methylglucose uptake was 255 +/- 18 and 180 +/- 9 microliter/15 min per ml intracellular fluid space for lean and db/db mice, respectively. The V- of methylglucose transport was decreased with no change in Km in the db/db mice. Both electrical stimulation and insulin (1/mU/ml) increased methylglucose uptake rate 2-fold in both lean and obese mice. We observed no significant change in insulin sensitivity in the db/db mice in stimulating methylglucose uptake which was subnormal under all conditions. Similar results were obtained using deoxyglucose. Likewise, uptake of glucose and 3H2O production from [5-3H]glucose were significantly reduced, both at rest and during electrically stimulated contraction in the db/db mouse. However, lactate production in the electrically stimulated db/db mouse preparations was not significantly different from that in the lean mice. These data suggest a major contribution from an impaired glucose transport activity to the reduction in glucose metabolism in the db/db mouse skeletal muscle.
mesh_terms: D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006006:Glycogen Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese / Q000378:metabolism*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D010766:Phosphorylation
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008757:Methylglucosides; D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D006006:Glycogen Synthase; D005947:Glucose