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  • Title: On the mechanism of glucagon stimulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis.
    Author: Ayuso-Parrilla MS, Martín-Requero A, Parrilla R.
    Journal: Pflugers Arch; 1977 Jul 29; 370(1):45-9. PubMed ID: 561381.
    Abstract:
    The addition of L-alanine as substrate to a perfused rat liver preparation produced a five-fold increase in the rate of glucose production. This enhancement of the gluconeogenic flux seems to be a consequence of a rise in the steady-state levels of pyruvate and oxaloacetate subsequent to the rise in alanine concentration. Glucagon (2 X 10(-9) M) increased the gluconeogenic flux from alanine (10 mM) by 50 percent, even though the concentration of the substrate in the perfusion fluid was at saturation. This effect was accompanied by a rise in the intracellular concentration of alanine. However, the steady-state concentration of pyruvate and oxaloacetate were decreased, probably as a consequence of a more reduced state of the nicotinamide-nucleotide system. In vivo, the intraperitoneal administration of glucagon to starved rats was accompanied by a decrease in the hepatic alanine and pyruvate concentrations despite the striking effects raising the plasma glucose levels. These observations seem to indicate that the effect of the hormone increasing the hepatic glucose output must be mediated through some other mechanism(s) independent of the intracellular variations in the hepatic amino acids levels.
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