title: Streptozotocin induces lipolysis in rat adipocytes in vitro.
abstract: Streptozotocin (STZ) is used to induce experimental diabetes in animals and is also applied for the treatment of patients with insulinoma. The aim of the present work was to investigate the direct effect of STZ on lipolysis in isolated rat adipocytes. After the isolation, the cells were incubated in a Krebs-Ringer buffer of pH 7.4, at the temperature 37 degrees C for 90 min with different concentrations of STZ: 0.5, 1 or 2 mmol/l. STZ caused a significant rise in basal values (99%, 199%, and 377%, respectively) and epinephrine-stimulated (1 micromol/l) lipolysis (15%, 24% and 46%, respectively). Augmentation of basal lipolysis by STZ was neither restricted by insulin (1 nmol/l) nor by H-89 (an inhibitor of protein kinase A, 50 micromol/l). These results indicate the stimulatory influence of STZ on the action of hormone-sensitive lipase in isolated cells of white adipose tissue. The obtained outcomes suggest that in studies employing STZ, it is necessary to consider its direct effect upon lipolysis in adipocytes.
authors.affiliation: tszkudel@jay.au.poznan.pl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szkudelski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szkudelska
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008066:Lipolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013449:Sulfonamides; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D007546:Isoquinolines; D013449:Sulfonamides; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D013311:Streptozocin; C063509:N-(2-(4-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D004837:Epinephrine