1999
Effect of AMPK activation on muscle glucose metabolism in conscious rats
Bergeron R, Russell R, Young L, Ren J, Marcucci M, Lee A, Shulman G. Effect of AMPK activation on muscle glucose metabolism in conscious rats. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: e938-e944. PMID: 10329989, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.5.e938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAndrostadienesAnimalsBiological TransportDeoxyglucoseElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesInsulinMaleMultienzyme ComplexesMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesTritiumWortmanninConceptsMuscle glucose metabolismGlucose transport activityActivation of AMPKGlucose uptakeGlucose metabolismTransport activitySkeletal muscle glucose metabolismExercise-induced increaseSkeletal muscle glucose transport activityBasal rateAbsence of wortmanninAdenosine receptor antagonistAdditive effectProtein kinase activationVariable infusionConscious ratsReceptor antagonistSaline infusionAwake ratsMedial gastrocnemiusElectrical stimulationEpitrochlearis musclesCellular pathwaysAMPK activationKinase activation
1990
In vivo measurement of myocardial protein turnover using an indicator dilution technique.
Revkin JH, Young LH, Stirewalt WS, Dahl DM, Gelfand RA, Zaret BL, Barrett EJ. In vivo measurement of myocardial protein turnover using an indicator dilution technique. Circulation Research 1990, 67: 902-912. PMID: 2208613, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.67.4.902.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
An isotopic method for measurement of muscle protein synthesis and degradation in vivo
Barrett EJ, Revkin JH, Young LH, Zaret BL, Jacob R, Gelfand RA. An isotopic method for measurement of muscle protein synthesis and degradation in vivo. Biochemical Journal 1987, 245: 223-228. PMID: 3663148, PMCID: PMC1148103, DOI: 10.1042/bj2450223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet amino acid releaseFemoral venous plasmaTissue blood flowAmino acid releaseMuscle protein synthesisHindlimb flowTissue protein degradationSpecific radioactivityContinuous infusionUptake of leucineMuscle bedArterial circulationClinical studiesPlasma concentrationsDog hindlimbBlood flowProtein synthesisAcid releaseHindlimbProtein turnoverTissue proteinsPhenylalanine incorporationRemoval of tracerMuscle tissueDogs