Evaluation of liver glycogen catabolism during hypercortisolism induced by the administration of dexamethasone in rats.
Journal Title: Pharmacological Reports - Year 2013, Vol 65, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: The contribution of liver glycogen catabolism to hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance induced by pharmacological hypercortisolism were investigated. Methods: For this purpose, adult male Wistar rats that received 1.0 mg/kg dexamethasone (DEX) ip at 8:00 a.m. (DEX group) or saline (CON group) once a day for 5 consecutive days were compared. Results: Experimental hypercortisolism was confirmed by higher (p < 0.05) glycemia, lower (p < 0.05) body weight and glucose intolerance. In the fed state, the basal glycogen catabolism and the glucagon (1 nM) and epinephrine (2 μM) induced glycogen catabolism were similar between the groups. The activation of glycogen catabolism induced by phenylephrine (2 μM) and isoproterenol (20 μM) were increased (p < 0.05) and decreased (p < 0.05), respectively, in DEX rats. Furthermore, DEX rats exhibited higher (p < 0.05) glycogen catabolism during the infusion of cAMP (3 μM). However, during the infusion of cAMP (15 μM), 6MB-cAMP (3 μM) or cyanide (0.5 mM), the intensification of glycogen breakdown was similar. Thus, in general, hypercortisolism does not influence the basal glycogen catabolism and the liver responsiveness to glycogenolytic agents in the fed state. In contrast with fed state, fasted rats (DEX group) showed a more intense (p < 0.05) basal glycogen catabolism. Conclusion: The contribution of glycogen catabolism to hyperglycemia during hypercortisolism depends of the nutritional status, starting from a negligible participation in the fed state up to a significant contribution in the fasted state.
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Thauany Tavoni, Simoni Obici, Any de Castro Marques, Vania C Minguetti-Câmara, Rui Curi, Roberto Bazotte
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