title: Inositolphosphoglycans are possible mediators of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide action in the liver.
abstract: A potent glycogenic effect for GLP-1(7-36)amide has been found in rat hepatocytes and skeletal muscle, and the specific receptors detected for GLP-1(7-36)amide in these tissue membranes do not seem to be associated to adenylate cyclase. On the other hand, inositolphosphoglycan molecules (IPGs) have been implicated as second messengers in the action of insulin. In a human hepatoma cell line (HEP G-2), we have observed the presence of [125I]GLP-1(7-36)amide specific binding, and a stimulatory effect of the peptide upon glycogen synthesis, confirming the findings in isolated rat hepatocytes. Also, GLP-1(7-36)amide modulates the cell content of radiolabelled glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs), in the same manner as insulin, indicating hydrolysis of GPIs and an immediate and short-lived generation of IPGs. Thus, IPGs could be mediators in the GLP-1(7-36)amide glycogenic action in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Dpt. Metabolismo, Nutrición y Hormonas, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Trapote
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clemente
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Alcántara
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: López-Delgado
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Peñacarrillo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valverde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D005934:Glucagon; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006006:Glycogen Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D017261:Glycosylphosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D017261:Glycosylphosphatidylinositols; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C055453:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D006003:Glycogen; D005934:Glucagon; D006006:Glycogen Synthase; D005947:Glucose