title: Adenosine effects upon insulin action on lipolysis and glucose transport in human adipocytes.
abstract: The dose response effect of a new adenosine analogue, GR79236 (N-[1S trans-2-hydroxycyclopentyl] adenosine) upon insulin sensitivity was examined in human adipocytes. The influence of adenosine upon insulin sensitivity for suppression of lipolysis and stimulation of glucose transport was examined. Removal of adenosine by use of adenosine deaminase stimulated lipolysis to the same extent as did 10(-9) M noradrenaline. GR79236 brought about dose dependent inhibition of lipolysis with half-maximal effect at 11.3 +/- 7.8 x 10(-9) M. When lipolysis was stimulated by noradrenaline alone the subsequent inhibition of lipolysis brought about by GR79236 was significantly greater than that of insulin. To examine adenosine effects on the insulin signalling pathway separately from those on lipolysis, the insulin sensitivity of glucose transport was examined. Removal of adenosine brought about a small but significant increase in the concentration of insulin required for half-maximal stimulation of glucose transport. Adenosine agonists offer promise as new agents for the modulation of metabolism in diabetes and other states of insulin resistance.
authors.affiliation: Human Metabolism Research Centre, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heseltine
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008066:Lipolysis; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D008757:Methylglucosides; D058906:Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists; D019325:3-O-Methylglucose; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D005947:Glucose; D000241:Adenosine; D005990:Glycerol; C082299:N-((1S,trans)-2-hydroxycyclopentyl)adenosine; D009638:Norepinephrine