Insulin-like Action of Chromate on Glucose Transport in Isolated Rat Adipocytes

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The effects of chromium compounds on 3-O-methylglucose (3-O-MG) transport were studied in isolated rat adipocytes. Sodium chromate significantly stimulated 3-O-MG uptake into adipocytes in a dose-dependent manner without altering the equilibrium space of 3-O-MG in adipocytes. The stimulatory effect reached the maximum at 300 μM, and the effect was 60-70% of the maximal insulin effect that was obtained with 20 nM insulin. The chromate concentration achieving a half-maximal effect was estimated at 50 μM. The effect of the combination of 1 mM chromate and 20 nM insulin was equipotent to that of 20 nM insulin alone, which showed that these two effects were not additive. The stimulatory effects of 1 mM chromate and 20 nM insulin were entirely abolished in adipocytes deprived of ATP, which indicated that these effects were completely ATP-dependent. Judging from experiments using various chromium compounds, CrO42- was responsible for the insulinomimetic action. These results indicate that the action of CrO42- is exerted through a mechanism analogous to that of insulin action, and that CrO42- is a novel and useful tool for studying issues involved in insulin actions.
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1995-04-01