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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Adenosine (Ado) is a potent coronary vasodilator. Recent studies suggest that Ado may also have an important effect on myocardial carbohydrate metabolism. To determine whether Ado has a direct effect on myocardial glucose uptake, a recirculating, constant-flow, isolated rat-heart preparation was used. The hearts were perfused with Krebs-Henseleit buffer solution with an initial glucose concentration of 11 mmol/L. A control group was compared with hearts treated with Ado infusions (50 and 100 micrograms/min) or insulin (100, 200, and 300 microU/ml). In a separate series of experiments, nitroprusside was used to evaluate the effect of a nonspecific coronary vasodilator. The rate of glucose uptake was calculated as the amount of glucose removed from the perfusate normalized for heart weight and time. Developed pressure (DP) was assessed with an intraventricular balloon, and the coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) was monitored. At the end of 1 hour, the hearts were freeze-clamped and adenine nucleotide content was measured with HPLC. Ado treatment increased glucose uptake by 80% and 140%, respectively, at the two infusion rates (p less than 0.001). Myocardial adenosine triphosphate content was 18% and 26% higher in the Ado-treated hearts than in the controls (p less than 0.001). Ado also decreased the mean DP by 30% and 36% (p less than 0.001) and decreased CPP by 10% and 22%, respectively (p less than 0.001). Insulin increased glucose uptake in a similar dose response fashion but had no effect on myocardial nucleotide content, DP, or CPP. Nitroprusside decreased CPP but had no effect on glucose uptake, adenine nucleotide content, or DP. These results suggest that Ado may have a direct effect on glucose uptake independent of its properties as a coronary vasodilator.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0039-6060
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
445-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Adenosine stimulates glucose uptake in the isolated rat heart.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22908.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.