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Effects of exercise training on glucose transport and cell surface GLUT-4 in isolated rat epitrochlearis muscle. 1997

T H Reynolds, and J T Brozinick, and M A Rogers, and S W Cushman

Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1420, USA.

The effects of exercise training on maximal glucose transport activity and cell surface GLUT-4 were examined in rat epitrochlearis muscle. Five days of swim training (2 x 3 h/day) produce a significant increase in citrate synthase activity (24.5 +/- 0.6 vs. 20.1 +/- 0.7 micromol x min(-1) x g(-1)), GLUT-4 content (22.9 +/- 0.8 vs. 17.4 +/- 0.4% GLUT-4 standard), and glycogen levels (54.3 +/- 9.4 vs. 28.6 +/- 9.4 micromol/g). Maximally, insulin-stimulated glucose transport activity and cell surface GLUT-4 are increased by 55 (1.50 +/- 0.11 vs. 0.97 +/- 0.10 micromol x ml(-1) x 20 min(-1)) and 48% [12.0 +/- 0.8 vs. 8.1 +/- 0.9 disintegrations x min(-1) (dpm) x mg(-1)], respectively, in exercise-trained epitrochlearis muscles. In contrast, hypoxia-stimulated glucose transport activity and cell surface GLUT-4 are reduced by 38 (0.78 +/- 0.08 vs.1.25 +/- 0.14 micromol x ml(-1) x 20 min(-1)) and 40% (5.7 +/- 0.9 vs. 9.4 +/- 1.2 dpm/mg), respectively, in exercise-trained epitrochlearis muscles. These results demonstrate that changes in insulin- and hypoxia-stimulated glucose transport activity after exercise training are fully accounted for by the appearance of cell surface GLUT-4 and support the concept of two intracellular pools of GLUT-4. Finally, we propose that high levels of muscle glycogen with exercise training may contribute to the decrease in hypoxia-stimulated glucose transport activity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009004	Monosaccharide Transport Proteins	A large group of membrane transport proteins that shuttle MONOSACCHARIDES across CELL MEMBRANES.	Hexose Transport Proteins,Band 4.5 Preactin,Erythrocyte Band 4.5 Protein,Glucose Transport-Inducing Protein,Hexose Transporter,4.5 Preactin, Band,Glucose Transport Inducing Protein,Preactin, Band 4.5,Proteins, Monosaccharide Transport,Transport Proteins, Hexose,Transport Proteins, Monosaccharide,Transport-Inducing Protein, Glucose
D009124	Muscle Proteins	The protein constituents of muscle, the major ones being ACTINS and MYOSINS. More than a dozen accessory proteins exist including TROPONIN; TROPOMYOSIN; and DYSTROPHIN.	Muscle Protein,Protein, Muscle,Proteins, Muscle
D010805	Physical Conditioning, Animal	Diet modification and physical exercise to improve the ability of animals to perform physical activities.	Animal Physical Conditioning,Animal Physical Conditionings,Conditioning, Animal Physical,Conditionings, Animal Physical,Physical Conditionings, Animal
D002462	Cell Membrane	The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.	Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D005552	Forelimb	A front limb of a quadruped. (The Random House College Dictionary, 1980)	Forelimbs
D005947	Glucose	A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.	Dextrose,Anhydrous Dextrose,D-Glucose,Glucose Monohydrate,Glucose, (DL)-Isomer,Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer,Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer,D Glucose,Dextrose, Anhydrous,Monohydrate, Glucose
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001692	Biological Transport	The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments.	Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D013550	Swimming	An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the legs. Swimming as propulsion through water by the movement of limbs, tail, or fins of animals is often studied as a form of PHYSICAL EXERTION or endurance.