title: Insulin regulates ionic metabolism in a fresh water teleost, anabas testudineus (bloch).
abstract: Short term effects of insulin on total brain and branchial Na+K+ ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase and Na+, K+ and Ca2+ ions were investigated in A. testudineus. The increase in brain Ca2+ ATPase after alloxan treatment may account for an increased amount of intracellular calcium required for biochemical events taking place inside the cells. Branchial Na+K+ATPase was significantly stimulated while Ca2+ ATPase significantly inhibited after alloxan treatment. This suggests that alloxan exerts its inhibitory effect on the ATP-driven Ca2+ transport via; its action on the Ca2+ pump protein rather than the membrane permeability to Ca2+. The increased activity of brain Na+K+ ATPase at 3 and 24 hr by insulin to alloxan pretreated fish may account for the stimulated co-transport of glucose and its utilization for energy requirements and the excitatory action on neurons in the brain. The elevated brain Ca2+ ATPase may be due to the role of calcium as a second messenger in hormone action. At 24 hr, the activity of branchial Na+K+ ATPase and Ca2+ ATPase in alloxan pretreated specimens was significantly stimulated by insulin. This may be due to increased synthesis of these enzyme units. Administration of insulin (lU/fish) in normal fish significantly inhibited the activity of brain and branchial Na+K+ ATPase while brain Ca2+ ATPase showed a stimulatory effect at 3 and 24 hr compared to control. Inhibition of total branchial Ca2+ ATPase activity by insulin may be due to increased Ca2+ concentration. Higher plasma glucose level in alloxan treated groups confirms the diabetic effect of alloxan. Insulin reverses this effect. The possible mechanism by which insulin controls Na+K+ ATPase activity appears to be tissue specific. The results seem to be the first report on the effect of insulin on ATPase activity in a teleost. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that insulin performs a role in hydro mineral regulation in freshwater teleosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Vijayasree
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Divya
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sreejith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cyril
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smita
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Oommen
mesh_terms: D000496:Alloxan / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005880:Gills / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007477:Ions / Q000378:metabolism; D010473:Perciformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D029941:Fish Proteins; D007328:Insulin; D007477:Ions; D000496:Alloxan; D012964:Sodium; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium