Metabolism of C14- labeled substrates in kidney cortical slices from normal and alloxan-diabetic rats
- 1 March 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 200 (3), 508-510
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1961.200.3.508
Abstract
The metabolism of C14-labeled glucose, fructose, mannose and pyruvate was studied in kidney slices from normal and alloxan-diabetic rats. Labeled carbon was recovered in CO2, glycogen and fatty acids. The rate of mannose metabolism was consistently slightly less than that of glucose, and on the other hand, the rate of fructose metabolism was consistently greater. In slices from alloxan-diabetic animals the metabolism of glucose and mannose was markedly reduced; that of fructose was only slightly decreased. No effect of insulin added in vitro could be demonstrated on glucose metabolism. Pyruvate oxidation to CO2 was slightly increased in slices from diabetic animals. Furthermore, glucose production was increased sixfold by diabetes and, as calculated, 75% of this glucose production could be accounted for by glucose synthesized from labeled pyruvate. The similarity between carbohydrate metabolism in liver and kidney was pointed out.Keywords
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