title: Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)amide on insulin stimulated rat skeletal muscle glucose transport.
abstract: Glucagon-like peptide-1 binding sites have been reported in peripheral tissues including muscle. However, the potential extra-pancreatic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide are controversial. To evaluate whether glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide has any effects on skeletal muscle glucose transport, isolated rat soleus muscles were incubated in increasing concentrations of insulin (0-150 nmol/l) in the presence or absence of 1 nmol/l glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide for 3 h. Subsequently glucose transport was measured as uptake of [3H]-O-methylglucose. It was found that glucagon-like peptide-(7-36)amide has a small but significant stimulating effect on skeletal muscle glucose transport independent of the insulin concentration (P<0.01). However, because of the magnitude of the observed effect, the physiological importance of glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide on skeletal muscle glucose metabolism is questionable.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Biology, Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nepper-Christensen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skjølstrup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D005934:Glucagon; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C055453:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose