Role of liver nerves and adrenal medulla in glucose turnover of running rats
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Role of liver nerves and adrenal medulla in glucose turnover of running rats. / Sonne, B; Mikines, K J; Richter, Erik A.; Christensen, N J; Galbo, H.
In: Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 59, No. 5, 1985, p. 1640-1646.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Role of liver nerves and adrenal medulla in glucose turnover of running rats
AU - Sonne, B
AU - Mikines, K J
AU - Richter, Erik A.
AU - Christensen, N J
AU - Galbo, H
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Sympathetic control of glucose turnover was studied in rats running 35 min at 21 m X min-1 on the level. The rats were surgically liver denervated, adrenodemedullated, or sham operated. Glucose turnover was measured by primed constant infusion of [3-3H]glucose. At rest, the three groups had identical turnover rates and concentrations of glucose in plasma. During running, glucose production always rose rapidly to steady levels. The increase was not influenced by liver denervation but was halved by adrenodemedullation. Similarly, hepatic glycogen depletion was identical in denervated and control rats but reduced after adrenodemedullation. Early in exercise, glucose uptake rose identically in all groups and, in adrenodemedullated rats, matched glucose production. Accordingly, plasma glucose concentration increased in liver-denervated and control rats but was constant in adrenodemedullated rats. Compensatory changes in hormone or substrate levels explaining the lack of effect of liver denervation were not found. In rats with intact adrenals, the plasma epinephrine concentration was increased after 2.5 min of running. It is concluded that, in rats carrying out exercise of moderate intensity and duration, hepatic glycogenolysis and glucose production are not influenced by the autonomic liver nerves but are enhanced by circulating epinephrine.
AB - Sympathetic control of glucose turnover was studied in rats running 35 min at 21 m X min-1 on the level. The rats were surgically liver denervated, adrenodemedullated, or sham operated. Glucose turnover was measured by primed constant infusion of [3-3H]glucose. At rest, the three groups had identical turnover rates and concentrations of glucose in plasma. During running, glucose production always rose rapidly to steady levels. The increase was not influenced by liver denervation but was halved by adrenodemedullation. Similarly, hepatic glycogen depletion was identical in denervated and control rats but reduced after adrenodemedullation. Early in exercise, glucose uptake rose identically in all groups and, in adrenodemedullated rats, matched glucose production. Accordingly, plasma glucose concentration increased in liver-denervated and control rats but was constant in adrenodemedullated rats. Compensatory changes in hormone or substrate levels explaining the lack of effect of liver denervation were not found. In rats with intact adrenals, the plasma epinephrine concentration was increased after 2.5 min of running. It is concluded that, in rats carrying out exercise of moderate intensity and duration, hepatic glycogenolysis and glucose production are not influenced by the autonomic liver nerves but are enhanced by circulating epinephrine.
KW - Adrenal Medulla
KW - Animals
KW - Blood Glucose
KW - Corticosterone
KW - Denervation
KW - Epinephrine
KW - Glucagon
KW - Glucose
KW - Insulin
KW - Lactates
KW - Liver
KW - Liver Glycogen
KW - Male
KW - Muscles
KW - Norepinephrine
KW - Physical Exertion
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Inbred Strains
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 3905756
VL - 59
SP - 1640
EP - 1646
JO - Journal of Applied Physiology
JF - Journal of Applied Physiology
SN - 8750-7587
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 154758505