Diabetes, Vol 40, Issue 4 462-464, Copyright © 1991 by American Diabetes Association
Vanadate induction of L-type pyruvate kinase mRNA in adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture
M Miralpeix, JF Decaux, A Kahn and R Bartrons
Department of Human Physiological Sciences and Nutrition, University of Barcelona, Spain.
In primary culture of adult rat hepatocytes, vanadate in the presence of
glucose stimulates the expression of the liver (L-type) pyruvate kinase
gene. Glucose by itself was inactive, and vanadate, like insulin, was also
inefficient in the absence of glucose. Similar results were obtained on
glucokinase gene expression. An analogue of cAMP,
8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP, inhibited the production of L-type pyruvate
kinase and glucokinase mRNAs in the presence of glucose plus vanadate.