title: Insulin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity and 2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake in rat skeletal muscles.
abstract: To date there is suggestive evidence that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase participates in insulin-stimulated glucose transport. However, its involvement in skeletal muscle, a major site of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, has not been addressed. Therefore, we tested the effects of wortmannin, a known inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, on insulin-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake by rat soleus muscle in vitro: Wortmannin (1 microM) reversibly inhibited insulin-induced 2-deoxyglucose uptake in soleus muscle by 44%. Inclusion of 5 microM wortmannin in the incubation medium completely abolished the insulin-induced increment in 2-deoxyglucose uptake. In conclusion, the insulin-signaling cascade linking insulin-receptor tyrosine kinase activation to glucose uptake in skeletal muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology Albany Medical College, New York 12208.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Elmendorf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Damrau-Abney
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turinsky
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007329:Insulin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D007328:Insulin; D007329:Insulin Antagonists; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D000077191:Wortmannin