Abstract
We examined whether acute in vivo increases in either plasma glucose or insulin concentrations stimulate PAI-1 gene expression in fat tissue. We studied chronically catheterized unstressed and awake, lean (∼ 300 g, n = 12) and obese (∼450 g, n=12) Sprague-Dawley rats. Hyperglycemia (∼ 18mM) was induced for 3 h by glucose infusion during a pancreatic clamp (somatostatin inhibited endogenous insulin secretion). Compared with equivalent saline infusion, hyperglycemia induced a 6-7 fold increase in PAI-1 gene expression in both lean and obese rats (P < 0.001). When the rate of cellular glucose uptake was matched during a euglycemic hyperinsulinemic (∼ 60 μU/ml) clamp, PAI-1 gene expression in both obese and lean rats was proportionately and significantly increased (P < 0.001). We further examined whether induction of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway would mimic the effects of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia on PAI-1 gene expression. Indeed, infusion of glucosamine (GlcN, 30 μmol/kg/min), induced a ∼ 3-4 fold increase (P < 0.01) in PAI-1 gene expression in both lean and obese animals. While obese rats had a four times greater fat mass then the lean rats, PAI-1 gene expression remained significantly higher when expressed as per gram fat. Our results support the hypothesis that increased glucose uptake induces PAI-1 gene expression in adipose tissue, probably through the activation of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway. These findings may account for some of the fibrinolytic alterations seen in obese type 2 diabetic humans.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-122 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Atherosclerosis |
Volume | 160 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus
- Glucose
- Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
- Insulin resistance
- Obesity
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine