title: Effect of interleukin 1alpha and interleukin 2 over glucose metabolism in isolated uterus of restricted diet rats. Influence of NO and COX-2.
abstract: A 25-day dietary restriction (50% of the normal diet) produce a fall in the production of 14CO2 from 14C-glucose in rats isolated uteri. The addition of 10 or 20 ngml(-1) interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha) or interleukin 2(IL-2) to the Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution medium stimulates glucose metabolism in uteri from underfed rats. Such concentrations are not effective in control rats. The addition of Nomega-nitro-L arginine methyl ester--an inhibitor of both the constitutive and inducible forms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)--and of aminoguadinine--a preferential inhibitor of the inducible form of NOS--block such stimulation. In other experiments, the addition to the medium of arginine-a substrate for the formation of nitric oxide-increases interleukin stimulation of glucose metabolism, which is blocked by NOS inhibitor. At the same time, NS-398--a selective inhibitor of inducible cyclooxygenase (COX)--eliminates the interleukin metabolism stimulation. We conclude that IL-1alpha and IL-2 produce an increase of glucose metabolism in uteri isolated from underfed rats. Nitric oxide produced by the inducible form of NOS mediates the interleukins-induced glucose metabolism stimulation with the participation of inducible COX.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba 5000, Argentina.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Linares
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldraij
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D031204:Caloric Restriction; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007527:Isoenzymes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D005947:Glucose