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Influence of cycloheximide on acute diabetogenic effects of S-carboxymethylated human growth hormone in obese (ob/ob) mice.

Abstract
Acute treatment of ob/ob mice with S-carboxymethylated hGH (RCM-hGH), a diabetogenic derivative of GH which lacks significant insulin-like and growth-promoting activities, results in an increase in fasting plasma insulin and blood glucose levels and enhanced peripheral tissue insulin resistance. Plasma insulin level increases within 3 h after RCM-hGH is administered, whereas increased blood glucose concentration and enhanced peripheral tissue insulin resistance became evident 6 h after the hormone derivative is given. The lag period seen in the manifestation of these diabetogenic effects of RCM-hGH is consistent with the time required for gene expression. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine whether the above acute responses to the diabetogenic action of RCM-hGH would be expressed in ob/ob mice in which protein synthesis was blocked with cycloheximide. Female ob/ob mice were given either saline or cycloheximide (0.1 mg/g BW) ip and 1 h later were fasted and treated with either saline or 200 micrograms RCM-hGH ip. The mice were given a second injection of cycloheximide during the middle of the hormone treatment period to insure that protein synthesis remained blocked for the entire 6 h. In the animals not receiving cycloheximide, fasting plasma insulin level and blood glucose concentration were markedly elevated 6 h after the injection of RCM-hGH. Also, the GH derivative attenuated the ability of insulin added in vitro to stimulate glucose oxidation by adipose tissue segments isolated from the animals.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
AuthorsN A Adamafio, C M Cameron, J L Kostyo
JournalHormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme (Horm Metab Res) Vol. 20 Issue 7 Pg. 391-4 (Jul 1988) ISSN: 0018-5043 [Print] Germany
PMID3049288 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Blood Glucose
  • Insulin
  • S-carboxymethylsomatotropin
  • Growth Hormone
  • Cycloheximide
Topics
  • Adipose Tissue (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose (metabolism)
  • Cycloheximide (pharmacology)
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental (blood, chemically induced)
  • Female
  • Growth Hormone (adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
  • Insulin (blood)
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Mice
  • Mice, Obese
  • Protein Biosynthesis

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