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Effects of fructose and graded levels of vanadate on insulin action and lipogenesis in fasted and refed rats

Conference · · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)
OSTI ID:5300147
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  1. Howard Univ., Washington, DC (United States) Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC (United States)

This study investigated the effects of fructose and vanadate on the conversion of glucose to CO{sub 2} and to lipid in fasted and refed rats. Male Wistar rats weighing 150 g were fasted three days and refed three days a diet containing either glucose (GLU) or fructose (FRU) at 27% (w/w) with sodium orthovanadate at 0 (control), 25 (VO{sub 4}1) and 50 (VO{sub 4}2) mg/kg of diet. Glucose oxidation was measured by incubating epididymal adipocytes in buffer, pH 2.4, containing 0.5 mM D(U-{sup 14}C)glucose and entrapping the {sup 14}CO{sub 2} on hyamine hydroxide impregnated filter paper. {sup 14}C-Lipids were extracted with Dole's Mixture. FRU caused a higher rate of basal glucose oxidation to CO{sub 2} than GLU feeding. Basal glucose oxidation to CO{sub 2} was enhanced in a dose-related fashion by GLU-VO{sub 4}, but greatly inhibited by FRU-VO{sub 4} treatments. Basal and insulin-stimulated glucose conversion to lipid was inhibited by VO{sub 4} irrespective of fructose. VO{sub 4} also resulted in the inhibition of hepatic glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme activities. These results suggest that the insulin-mimetic aspect of vanadate in stimulating glucose oxidation to CO{sub 2} is removed by fructose and that vanadate inhibits lipogenesis irrespective of fructose.

OSTI ID:
5300147
Report Number(s):
CONF-9104107--
Journal Information:
FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Journal Name: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN FAJOE; ISSN 0892-6638
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English