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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations in glucose sensing are well-known in both humans and animal models of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. However, the circadian- and age-dependent expression of glucose-sensing genes has not previously been investigated in vivo. In the present paper, we show a progressive loss of beta-cell GLUT2-mRNA and, by immunocytochemistry, a gain of soluble, cytoplasmic GLUT2-protein in Goto-Kakizaki rat islets. We report that GLUT2-mRNA shows significant diurnal variation, which is stronger in metabolically healthy rats. We also demonstrate the significant diurnal variation of glucokinase-mRNA, with higher levels in the pancreas of 6-week-old Goto-Kakizaki rats than in Wistar rats. This leads to a maximum glucose phosphorylation capacity in-phase with food intake, enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and prevents postprandial hyperglycemia. Perfusion experiments showed a reduction in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in Goto-Kakizaki rat islets with an impaired first phase. Hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia in newborn and up to 3-week-old Goto-Kakizaki rats are thus probably due to reduced pancreatic beta-cell content, reduced beta-cell insulin content and impaired glucose sensing. The de-compensation of the metabolic situation in 42-week-old Goto-Kakizaki rats is likely to be caused by beta-cell destruction accompanied by negligible accumulation of GLUT2 in the cell membrane and further reduction of glucokinase expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0018-5043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
567-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Circadian and age-dependent expression patterns of GLUT2 and glucokinase in the pancreatic beta-cell of diabetic and nondiabetic rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study