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The role of hepatic, renal and intestinal gluconeogenic enzymes in glucose homeostasis of juvenile rainbow trout.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18180932     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rainbow trout is unable to utilize high levels of dietary carbohydrates and experiences hyperglycemia after consumption of carbohydrate-rich meals. Carbohydrates stimulate hepatic glycolytic activity, but gene expression of the rate-limiting gluconeogenic enzymes glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase), fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) remains high. Although there is significant mRNA expression and activity of gluconeogenic enzymes in trout intestine and kidney, the regulation of these enzymes by diet is not known. We tested the hypothesis that dietary carbohydrate modulates intestinal and renal G6Pase, FBPase and PEPCK. Fish were either fasted or fed isocaloric carbohydrate-free (CF) or high carbohydrate (HC) diets for 14 days. As expected, fish fed HC exhibited postprandial hyperglycemia and enhanced levels of hepatic glucokinase mRNA and activity. Dietary carbohydrates had no significant effect on the expression and activity of PEPCK, FBPase and G6Pase in all three organs. In contrast, fasting enhanced the activity, but not the mRNA expression of both hepatic and intestinal PEPCK, as well as intestinal FBPase. Therefore, the activity of rate-limiting gluconeogenic enzymes in trout can be modified by fasting, but not by the carbohydrate content of the diet, potentially causing hyperglycemia when fed high levels of dietary carbohydrates. In this species consuming low carbohydrate diets at infrequent intervals in the wild, fasting-induced increases in hepatic and intestinal gluconeogenic enzyme activities may be a key adaptation to prevent perturbations in blood glucose during food deprivation.
Authors:
Séverine Kirchner; Stéphane Panserat; Pauline L Lim; Sadasivam Kaushik; Ronaldo P Ferraris
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2008-01-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology     Volume:  178     ISSN:  0174-1578     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Comp. Physiol. B, Biochem. Syst. Environ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-22     Completed Date:  2008-07-03     Revised Date:  2009-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8413200     Medline TA:  J Comp Physiol B     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  429-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), New Jersey Medical School, Newark, 07103-2714, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dietary Carbohydrates / pharmacology
Fructose-Bisphosphatase / metabolism
Gluconeogenesis / physiology*
Glucose / metabolism*
Glucose-6-Phosphatase / metabolism
Homeostasis / physiology*
Intestines / enzymology*
Kidney / enzymology*
Liver / enzymology*
Oncorhynchus mykiss / metabolism*
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP) / metabolism
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Carbohydrates; 0/RNA, Messenger; 50-99-7/Glucose; EC 3.1.3.11/Fructose-Bisphosphatase; EC 3.1.3.9/Glucose-6-Phosphatase; EC 4.1.1.49/Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)

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