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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-5
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the role of the alpha1b-adrenergic receptor (AR) in glucose homeostasis, we investigated glucose metabolism in knockout mice deficient of this receptor subtype (alpha1b-AR-/-). Mutant mice had normal blood glucose and insulin levels, but elevated leptin concentrations in the fed state. During the transition to fasting, glucose and insulin blood concentrations remained markedly elevated for at least 6 h and returned to control levels after 24 h whereas leptin levels remained high at all times. Hyperinsulinemia in the post-absorptive phase was normalized by atropine or methylatropine indicating an elevated parasympathetic activity on the pancreatic beta cells, which was associated with increased levels of hypothalamic NPY mRNA. Euglycemic clamps at both low and high insulin infusion rates revealed whole body insulin resistance with reduced muscle glycogen synthesis and impaired suppression of endogenous glucose production at the low insulin infusion rate. The liver glycogen stores were 2-fold higher in the fed state in the alpha1b-AR-/- compared with control mice, but were mobilized at the same rate during the fed to fast transition or following glucagon injections. Finally, high fat feeding for one month increased glucose intolerance and body weight in the alpha1b-AR-/-, but not in control mice. Altogether, our results indicate that in the absence of the alpha1b-AR the expression of hypotalamic NPY and the parasympathetic nervous activity are both increased resulting in hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance as well as favoring obesity and glucose intolerance development during high fat feeding.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
279
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1108-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Glucagon, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Glycogen, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Hyperinsulinism, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Insulin Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Mice, Obese, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Receptors, Adrenergic, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:14581480-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Impaired glucose homeostasis in mice lacking the alpha1b-adrenergic receptor subtype.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't