5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) Effect on Glucose Production, but Not Energy Metabolism, Is Independent of Hepatic AMPK in Vivo
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) Effect on Glucose Production, but Not Energy Metabolism, Is Independent of Hepatic AMPK in Vivo
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m113.528232
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发表时间:
2014-02-28
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4.8
通讯作者:
Wasserman, David H.
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作者:
Hasenour, Clinton M.;Ridley, D. Emerson;Wasserman, David H.
Metabolic stress, as well as several antidiabetic agents, increases hepatic nucleotide monophosphate (NMP) levels, activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and suppresses glucose production. We tested the necessity of hepatic AMPK for the in vivo effects of an acute elevation in NMP on metabolism. 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-beta-d-ribofuranoside (AICAR; 8 mg center dot kg(-1)min(-1))-euglycemic clamps were performed to elicit an increase in NMP in wild type (alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox)) and liver-specific AMPK knock-out mice (alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) + Albcre) in the presence of fixed glucose. Glucose kinetics were equivalent in 5-h fasted alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) and alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) + Albcre mice. AMPK was not required for AICAR-mediated suppression of glucose production and increased glucose disappearance. These results demonstrate that AMPK is unnecessary for normal 5-h fasting glucose kinetics and AICAR-mediated inhibition of glucose production. Moreover, plasma fatty acids and triglycerides also decreased independently of hepatic AMPK during AICAR administration. Although the glucoregulatory effects of AICAR were shown to be independent of AMPK, these studies provide in vivo support for the AMPK energy sensor paradigm. AICAR reduced hepatic energy charge by approximate to 20% in alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox), which was exacerbated by approximate to 2-fold in alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) + Albcre. This corresponded to a approximate to 6-fold rise in AMP/ATP in alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) + Albcre. Consistent with the effects on adenine nucleotides, maximal mitochondrial respiration was approximate to 30% lower in alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) + Albcre than alpha 1 alpha 2(lox/lox) livers. Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation efficiency was reduced by 25%. In summary, these results demonstrate that the NMP capacity to inhibit glucose production in vivo is independent of liver AMPK. In contrast, AMPK promotes mitochondrial function and protects against a more precipitous fall in ATP during AICAR administration.