2004
AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury
Russell RR, Li J, Coven DL, Pypaert M, Zechner C, Palmeri M, Giordano FJ, Mu J, Birnbaum MJ, Young LH. AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 114: 495-503. PMID: 15314686, PMCID: PMC503766, DOI: 10.1172/jci19297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-flow ischemiaGlucose uptakePostischemic reperfusionWT heartsLeft ventricular dPNormal fractional shorteningLV contractile functionPostischemic cardiac dysfunctionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeImportant protective roleLong-term inhibitionFatty acid oxidationFractional shorteningHeart failureVentricular dPCardiac consequencesCardiac dysfunctionCaspase-3 activityMyocardial ischemiaContractile functionReperfusionCardiac hypertrophyIschemiaTransgenic miceProtective role
2001
Effect of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide-1-β-d-Ribofuranoside Infusion on In Vivo Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Lean and Obese Zucker Rats
Bergeron R, Previs S, Cline G, Perret P, Russell III R, Young L, Shulman G. Effect of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide-1-β-d-Ribofuranoside Infusion on In Vivo Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Lean and Obese Zucker Rats. Diabetes 2001, 50: 1076-1082. PMID: 11334411, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.5.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenylate KinaseAminoimidazole CarboxamideAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightFatty Acids, NonesterifiedGlucoseGlycerolInfusions, IntravenousInjections, IntravenousInsulinInsulin ResistanceLactatesMaleModels, AnimalMuscle, SkeletalObesityRatsRats, ZuckerReference ValuesRibonucleotidesTriglyceridesConceptsWhole-body glucose disposalInsulin-resistant rat modelObese ratsEndogenous glucose productionObese Zucker ratsRed gastrocnemius muscleInsulin infusion rateLean ratsGlucose disposalInsulin infusionRat modelInfusion rateGastrocnemius muscleZucker ratsLipid metabolismGlucose productionEndogenous glucose production rateGlucose transport activitySkeletal muscle glucose transport activityType 2 diabetesWhole-body carbohydrateInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeInsulin-independent pathwaySkeletal muscle AMPKGlucose production rate
1999
Translocation of myocardial GLUT-4 and increased glucose uptake through activation of AMPK by AICAR
Russell R, Bergeron R, Shulman G, Young L. Translocation of myocardial GLUT-4 and increased glucose uptake through activation of AMPK by AICAR. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h643-h649. PMID: 10444490, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.2.h643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBiological TransportEnzyme ActivationGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 4In Vitro TechniquesMaleMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsMultienzyme ComplexesMuscle ProteinsMyocardiumProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesSarcolemmaConceptsAMPK activationGLUT-4 translocationGLUT-4Glucose uptakeProtein kinase activityActivator of AMPKActivation of AMPKInsulin-stimulated increasePI3K-independent pathwayInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakePI3K inhibitorsKinase activityAICARDeoxyglucose uptakeAMPKTranslocationIschemia-induced translocationK inhibitorsAdenine 9Myocyte sarcolemmaPathwayImmunofluorescence studiesMuscle glucose uptakeActivationCardiac myocytes