title: Synergistic effect of arachidonic acid and cyclic AMP on glucose transport in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
abstract: The combined effect of arachidonic acid and cAMP on glucose transport was examined in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In cells pre-treated with arachidonic acid and increasing concentrations of 8-bromo cAMP for 8 h, although either agent alone enhanced glucose uptake, the simultaneous presence of both agents dramatically increased 2-deoxyglucose uptake in a synergistic fashion. Insulin-stimulated glucose transport, on the other hand, was only slightly affected. The synergistic effect of these two agents was abolished in the presence of cycloheximide. Immunoblot analysis revealed that the contents of ubiquitous glucose transporter (GLUT1) in total cellular and plasma membranes were similarly augmented in cells pre-treated with both arachidonic acid and 8-bromo cAMP, to a greater extent than the additive effect of each agent alone. The content of GLUT4, on the other hand, was not altered under the same experimental conditions. In cells pre-treated with 4beta-phorbol 12beta-myristate 13alpha-acetate (PMA) for 24 h to down-regulate protein kinase C (PKC), the subsequent synergistic effect of arachidonic acid and 8-bromo cAMP was greatly inhibited. In addition, pre-treatment with both PMA and 8-bromo cAMP enhanced glucose transport in a similarly synergistic fashion. Thus the present study seems to indicate that arachidonic acid may act with cAMP in a synergistic way to increase glucose transport by a PKC-dependent mechanism. The increased activity may be accounted for by increased GLUT1 synthesis.
authors: Institute of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ffong@ym.edu.tw
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Fong
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: Chen
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Liu
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Tu
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Chai
authors: Y S
authors: YS
authors: Kao
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D051379:Mice; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C495678:Slc2a1 protein, mouse; C495693:Slc2a4 protein, mouse; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D005947:Glucose