Glucose uptake and lactate production in cells exposed to CoCl(2) and in cells overexpressing the Glut-1 glucose transporter |
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Authors: | Hwang Daw-Yang Ismail-Beigi Faramarz |
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Institution: | Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4951, USA. |
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Abstract: | Glut-1-mediated glucose transport is augmented in response to a variety of conditions and stimuli. In this study we examined the metabolic fate of glucose in cells in which glucose transport is stimulated by exposure to CoCl(2), an agent that stimulates the expression of a set of hypoxia-responsive genes including several glycolytic enzymes and the Glut-1 glucose transporter. Similarly, we determined the metabolic fate of glucose in stably transfected cells overexpressing Glut-1. Exposure of Clone 9 liver cell line, 3T3-L1 fibroblasts, and C(2)C(12) myoblasts to CoCl(2) resulted in an increase glucose uptake and in the activity of glucose phosphorylation ("hexokinase") and lactate dehydrogenase. In cells treated with CoCl(2), the net increase in glucose taken up was accounted for by its near-complete conversion to lactate. Cells stably transfected to overexpress Glut-1 also exhibited enhanced net uptake of glucose with the near-complete conversion of the increased glucose taken up to lactate; however, the effect in these cells was observed in the absence of any change in the activity of two glycolytic enzymes examined. These findings suggest that in cells in which glucose transport is rate-limiting for glucose metabolism, enhancement of the glucose entry step per se results in a near-complete conversion of the extra glucose to lactate. |
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Keywords: | sorbitol glycogen glycolytic enzymes CoCl2 azide transfection 3T3-L1 cells C2C12 cells |
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