title: 8-Bromo-cAMP inhibits glucose transport activity in mouse placental cells in culture.
abstract: Glucose plays an important role in fetal development and energy metabolism. Facilitative glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) has been found in placenta. However, little is known about GLUT1 modulation in placental cells. To examine changes in mouse placental GLUT1 levels caused by 8-bromo-cAMP, we performed 2-deoxyglucose uptake experiments, Northern blot analysis and immunoblot analysis using a primary mouse placental cell culture. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that GLUT1 was localized to the ectoplacental cone and the labyrinth zone of mouse placentas on days 7 and 11 of pregnancy respectively. Treatment of mouse placental cells with 250 mumol/l 8-bromo-cAMP resulted in a significant (P < 0.01) decrease in glucose uptake on days 2-5 of culture. The inhibitory effect of 8-bromo-cAMP on glucose uptake was concentration-dependent. Glucose uptake was also inhibited by 100 micrograms/l cholera toxin and by 0.1 mmol/l forskolin. Northern blot and immunoblot analysis revealed that both GLUT1 mRNA and protein levels were also decreased by 8-bromo-cAMP. These findings suggest that 8-bromo-cAMP inhibits glucose transport activity in mouse placental cells in culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tadokoro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurachi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; C495678:Slc2a1 protein, mouse; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D005947:Glucose