THE REGULATION OF ADIPOSE CELL-METABOLISM
THE REGULATION OF ADIPOSE CELL-METABOLISM
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DOI:
10.1079/pns19820027
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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7
通讯作者:
WALLIS, S
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作者:
GALTON, DJ;WALLIS, S
Vol. 41 Regulation of energy balance 169 from the tissue is increased. Thus, glucose and fatty acids are linked reciprocally by the activity of this substrate cycle, independently of hormonal controls, and this provides for the changes in fuel economy between fed and fasted states. Insulin, apart from regulating the entry of glucose into cells, may also have direct effects on the regulation of intracellular enzymes involved in glucose metabolism (Denton et al. 1977). Our laboratory has been recently studying the activity of pyruvate kinase in human adipocytes (Stansbie et al. 1982). This enzyme is present in high activities and appears to be under acute regulation by insulin (Fig. 3). This may involve phosphorylation-dephosphorylation reactions converting a high K, to a low K, form of the enzyme by analogy with pyruvate kinase in the liver (Denton & Halestrap, 1979). If fasted human subjects are given intravenous infusions of glucose (and insulin) it is possible to detect changes in the K,,, of pyruvate kinase after 30 min. The mechanism of insulin action on the interconversion of pyruvate kinase, and other key regulatory enzymes such as hexokinase and phosphofructokinase in adipose tissue requires further study and may help to clarify the cause of various insulin-resistant states occurring in adult diabetics.