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β1-adrenoceptor-stimulated lactate production in cultured astrocytes is predominantly glycogen-independent.

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posted on 2020-05-28, 13:50 authored by Xianguo Jiang, John Challiss Conceptualisation, Paul Glynn
Noradrenaline (NA) promotes breakdown of the glucose-polymer, glycogen, and hence enhances glycolytic production of lactate in astrocytes. Here, in cultured rat cerebrocortical astrocytes, we examined the contributions of different adrenoceptor subtypes to NA-modulated glucose metabolism, and the relationship of NA-induced glycogenolysis to lactate production. Stimulation of astrocytic glucose metabolism by NA was mediated predominantly via β1-adrenoceptors and cAMP. Constitutive β 1-adrenoceptor activity - in the absence of exogenous NA - contributed to the basal rate of glycogen turnover. Although mRNAs encoding both β 1- and β 2-adrenoceptors were detected in these astrocytes, β 2-adrenoceptors contributed little to NA-induced modulation of glucose metabolism. Activation of α2- and α 1-adrenoceptors in these cells decreased cAMP and increased cytosolic Ca2+, respectively, but did not modulate NA-induced glycogenolysis: α 2-adrenoceptors because glycogenolysis was induced maximally by NA concentrations that only began to inhibit cAMP production; and α 1-adrenoceptors possibly because of desensitisation and depletion of Ca2+ stores. Under basal conditions, astrocytes converted glucose to extracellular lactate in near stoichiometric manner. When glucose-starved astrocytes were given fresh glucose-containing medium, lactate accumulation displayed a brief lag period before attaining a steady-state rate. During this lag period NA, acting at β 1-adrenoceptors, increased the rate of lactate accumulation both in the absence and presence of an inhibitor of glycogen turnover. At the steady-state, the rate of glucose incorporation into accumulated glycogen was ∼5% of that into lactate, but NA enhanced lactate output by 20-50%: this further indicates that NA, via β 1-adrenoceptors and cAMP, can enhance astrocytic lactate production independently of its effect on glycogen turnover.

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These studies were done in partial fulfilment for a PhD degree (for XJ) from the University of Leicester, UK. Support and partial funding for these studies by Renji Hospital, Medical School of Shanghai Jiaotong University, China is gratefully acknowledged.

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Citation

Biochemical Pharmacology Volume 177, July 2020, 114035

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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Biochemical Pharmacology

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177

Pagination

114035

Publisher

Elsevier BV

issn

0006-2952

eissn

1873-2968

Acceptance date

2020-05-06

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2020

Language

eng

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006295220302677

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