Inhibition of hepatic gluconeogenesis and enhanced glucose uptake contribute to the development of hypoglycemia in mice bearing interleukin-1beta- secreting tumor.

Abstract:

:Mice bearing IL-1beta-secreting tumor were used to study the chronic effect of IL-1beta on glucose metabolism. Mice were injected with syngeneic tumor cells transduced with the human IL-1beta gene. Serum IL-1beta levels increased exponentially with time. Secretion of IL-1beta from the developed tumors was associated with decreased food consumption, reduced body weight, and reduced blood glucose levels. Body composition analysis revealed that IL-1beta caused a significant loss in fat tissue without affecting lean body mass and water content. Hepatic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase activities and mRNA levels of these enzymes were reduced, and 2-deoxy-glucose uptake by peripheral tissues was enhanced. mRNA levels of glucose transporters (Gluts) in the liver were determined by real-time PCR analysis. Glut-3 mRNA levels were up-regulated by IL-1beta. Glut-1 and Glut-4 mRNA levels in IL-1beta mice were similar to mRNA levels in pair-fed mice bearing nonsecreting tumor. mRNA level of Glut-2, the major Glut of the liver, was down-regulated by IL-1beta. We concluded that both decreased glucose production by the liver and enhanced glucose disposal lead to the development of hypoglycemia in mice bearing IL-1beta-secreting tumor. The observed changes in expression of hepatic Gluts that are not dependent on insulin may contribute to the increased glucose uptake.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Metzger S,Nusair S,Planer D,Barash V,Pappo O,Shilyansky J,Chajek-Shaul T

doi

10.1210/en.2004-0323

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-11-01 00:00:00

pages

5150-6

issue

11

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

pii

en.2004-0323

journal_volume

145

pub_type

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