Inhibitory Effect of Epinephrine on Insulin-stimulated Glucose Uptake by Rat Skeletal Muscle

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Abstract

The effect of epinephrine on basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in perfused hindlimbs of fed rats was studied. Insulin increased glucose uptake in a dose-dependent manner from a basal value of 1.5±0.3 up to a maximum value of 5.3±0.9 μmol/min per 100 g with 6 nM (1 m U/ml). Epinephrine at 10 nM and 0.1 μM also increased glucose uptake to 2.6±0.1 and 3.1±0.1 μmol/min per 100 g, respectively. These same concentrations of epinephrine, however, suppressed the insulin-stimulated glucose uptake to 3.2±0.3 μmol/min per 100 g. Both the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of epinephrine on glucose uptake were completely reversed by propranolol, but were not significantly altered by phentolamine.

Authors

Jean-Louis Chiasson, Hisataka Shikama, David T. W. Chu, John H. Exton