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J Physiol Vol 212, Issue 3 pp 819-838
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The effect of insulin and insulin deficiency on the transport and metabolism of glucose by rat small intestine

 H. J. Leese and K. R. L. Mansford

1. Insulin deficiency induced by anti-insulin serum or streptozotocin increased glucose absorption, as measured in everted sacs of rat upper ileum incubated for 30 min with oxygenated Krebs—Henseleit bicarbonate medium.

2. Everted sacs prepared from the terminal ileum of insulin-deficient rats were able to accumulate glucose against a concentration gradient (i.e. development of active glucose transport).

3. In experimental diabetes induced by streptozotocin, everted sacs of upper ileum showed increased 3-methyl glucose active transport, and sacs of terminal ileum showed development of 3-methyl glucose active transport.

4. Lactic acid formation during the absorption of both glucose and 3-methyl glucose was increased approximately twofold in everted sacs of insulin-deficient animals.

5. Insulin added at 100 mu./ml. to the incubating media of everted sacs prepared from insulin-deficient rats did not result in a reduction of glucose absorption or reverse the other effects.

6. Fluoride (5 x 10-3 M) added to the serosal and mucosal media of sacs of terminal ileum prepared from insulin-deficient rats decreased [14C]CO2 formation from [U-14C]glucose and lactate formation during glucose absorption, but was unable to reverse the effect of insulin deficiency on glucose active transport.

7. The effects of insulin deficiency induced by streptozotocin were more striking than those induced by anti-insulin serum.

8. Everted sacs prepared from rats starved for 3 days showed increased glucose active transport accompanied by diminished conversion of [U-14C]glucose to [14C]CO2.

9. The possible role of hexokinase is discussed in relation to these findings.






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