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J Appl Physiol 78: 46-52, 1995;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 78, Issue 1 46-52, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Stability of GLUT-1 and GLUT-4 expression in perfused rat muscle stimulated by insulin and exercise

X. X. Han, A. Handberg, L. N. Petersen, T. Ploug and H. Galbo
Department of Medical Physiology, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

In vivo exercise and insulin may change the concentrations of GLUT-4 protein and mRNA in muscle. We studied in vitro whether adaptations in glucose transporter expression are initiated during a single prolonged period of contractions or during insulin stimulation. Rat hindquarters were perfused at 7 mM glucose for 2 h with or without insulin (> 20,000 microU/ml) while the sciatic nerve of one leg was stimulated to produce repeated tetanic contractions. During electrical stimulation, contraction force decreased 93 +/- 1% (SE; n = 26) and muscle glycogen was markedly diminished (P < 0.05). Both contractions and insulin markedly increased glucose transport and uptake (P < 0.05). At the end of contractions, glycogen was higher in the presence of than in the absence of insulin (24 +/- 4 vs. 14 +/- 3 mumol/g for the soleus and 13 +/- 2 vs. 8 +/- 1 mumol/g for the red gastrocnemius, respectively; P < 0.05). In nonstimulated muscle, glucose transporter mRNA and protein concentrations were higher in the soleus than in the white gastrocnemius (GLUT-4 mRNA 184 +/- 18 vs. 131 +/- 36 arbitrary units; GLUT-1 mRNA 173 +/- 29 vs. 114 +/- 26 arbitrary units; GLUT-4 protein 0.96 +/- 0.09 vs. 0.46 +/- 0.03 arbitrary units; GLUT-1 protein 0.41 +/- 0.08 vs. 0.19 +/- 0.05 arbitrary units, respectively; P < 0.05). These concentrations were not changed by contractions or insulin. In conclusion, GLUT-1 and GLUT-4 mRNA and protein levels are higher in slow-twitch oxidative than in fast-twitch glycolytic fibers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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