Effect of physical training on glucose transporter protein and mRNA levels in rat adipocytes

B Stallknecht, P H Andersen, J Vinten, L L Bendtsen, J Sibbersen, O Pedersen, H Galbo

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Abstract

Physical training increases insulin-stimulated glucose transport and the number of glucose transporters in adipocytes measured by cytochalasin B binding. In the present study we used immunoblotting to measure the abundance of two glucose transporters (GLUT-4, GLUT-1) in white adipocytes from trained rats. Furthermore, the abundance of the mRNAs for these proteins and glucose transport was measured. Rats were swim-trained for 10 wk, and adipocytes were isolated from epididymal fat pads. The amount of GLUT-4/adipocyte volume unit was significantly higher in trained animals compared with both age- and cell size-matched animals. The amount of GLUT-4 mRNA was also increased by training and it decreased with increasing age. Furthermore, young age as well as training was accompanied by relatively low GLUT-4 protein/mRNA and relatively high overall GLUT-4 efficiency (recruitability and/or intrinsic activity). GLUT-1 protein and mRNA levels/adipocyte volume did not change with age or training.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume265
Issue number1 Pt 1
Pages (from-to)E128-E134
Number of pages7
ISSN0193-1849
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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