title: Glucose turnover in lean and obese rats of the SHR/N-cp and LA/N-cp strains.
abstract: 1. The relationship between hypertension, obesity, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and various parameters of glucose metabolism was studied. Lean and obese rats of the SHR/N-cp and LA/N-cp congenic strains were studied at four months of age. 2. Tritium and 14C-labeled glucoses were infused in one set of rats while tritiated water and 14C-labeled alanine were infused in a second group. 3. Glucose oxidation, turnover, conversion to glycogen, fatty acid synthesis, and alanine conversion to glucose were determined, as were blood pressure, pulse pressure and heart rate. 4. The presence of obesity influenced body weight, body fat, de novo fatty acid synthesis, organ weights, glucose mass, glucose oxidation, glucose synthesis, glucose carbon turnover and pulse pressure. 5. It had no effect on glycogen synthesis, tissue glycogen levels, blood glucose, glucose space, or blood pressure. 6. Strain differences were observed in final body weight, organ weights, blood pressure, pulse pressure, hepatic fatty acid synthesis, glucose mass, glucose space, glucose synthesis, liver glycogen levels and glucose conversion to muscle glycogen. 7. Strain-phenotype interaction effects were observed on glucose incorporation into hepatic glycogen, Cori cycle activity, hepatic de novo fatty acid synthesis, final body weight, fat pad weight, heart weight, and mean arterial pressure. 8. These results suggest that although obesity and hypertension are genetic traits in these rats, these traits are independent in their influence on the metabolism of glucose and the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Berdanier
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hartle
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Michaelis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006003:Glycogen; D005947:Glucose