Author:
Petenusci Sérgio O.,Freitas Thelma C.,Roselino Eduardo S.,Migliorini Renato H.
Abstract
Kinetic studies with [2-3H]glucose in vivo and gluconeogenic activity measurements in vivo and in vitro were performed in 70% hepatectomized rats submitted to fasting, which represents an extra burden for glucose synthesis but does not impair liver regeneration. Rates of glucose replacement, under steady-state conditions, 14 and 24 h postoperatively, did not differ in partially hepatectomized fasted rats and sham-operated controls. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activities increased more rapidly during fasting in remnant livers than in intact livers from controls. Rates of incorporation of 14C from alanine into circulating glucose in hepatectomized rats were already maximal 14 h after surgery, whereas in controls they continued to augment. The maximal rates after partial hepatectomy could not be surpassed by performing the operation in diabetic animals. It is concluded that the relatively high blood sugar levels during fasting in hepatectomized rats do not depend on a reduced peripheral utilization of glucose, but only on a rapid increase in the gluconeogenic activity. The data suggest that hepatocytes in remnant liver can proliferate under conditions of maximal gluconeogenic and low glycolytic activities.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Physiology (medical),Pharmacology,General Medicine,Physiology
Cited by
14 articles.
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