A previously described Bacillus subtilis mutant which exhibits a relaxed phenotype after glucose limitation (relG) has been characterized further. Analysis of this mutant and of the downshift mechanism in B. subtilis has shown that the primary defect lies in glucose uptake.

BACKGROUND Glucose homeostasis is maintained by a balance between hepatic glucose production and peripheral glucose utilization. In skeletal muscle cells, glucose utilization is primarily regulated by glucose uptake. Deprivation of cellular energy induces the activation of regulatory proteins and thus glucose uptake. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is known to play a significant role in the...

The objective of the present study was to elucidate the effect of bisphosphonates, anti-osteoporosis agents, on glucose uptake in retinal capillary endothelial cells under normal and high glucose conditions. The change of glucose uptake by pre-treatment of bisphosphonates at the inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) was determined by measuring cellular uptake of [(3)H]3-O-methyl glucose (3-OMG) us...

The increased rate of glucose uptake found in cells transformed by Rous sarcoma virus was shown to be enhanced relative to the changes in uptake induced in nontransformed cells by deprivation of glucose (deprivation derepression). Glucose-specific uptake sites were distinguished from glucose-galactose sites in nontransformed cells, and the capacities for glucose uptake and for galactose uptake ...

Both tendon and peritendinous tissue show evidence of metabolic activity, but the effect of acute exercise on substrate turnover is unknown. We therefore examined the influence of acute exercise on glucose uptake in the patellar and quadriceps tendons during dynamic exercise in humans. Glucose uptake was measured in five healthy men in the patellar and quadriceps tendons and the quadriceps femo...

BACKGROUND GLUT2 is translocated to the apical membrane of enterocytes exposed to glucose concentrations >∼50 mM. Mechanisms of GLUT2-mediated glucose uptake in cell culture models of enterocytes have not been studied. AIM To explore mechanism(s) of glucose uptake in 3 enterocyte-like cell lines. METHODS Glucose uptake was measured in Caco-2, RIE-1, and IEC-6 cell lines using varying concen...

The effect of hot water extract of fruits of Helicteres isora on glucose uptake was studied in rodent skeletal muscle cells (L-6 cells) involved in glucose utilization. H. isora is an antidiabetic medicinal plant being used in Indian traditional medicine. Hot water extracts were analysed for glucose uptake activity and found to be significantly active at 200 mug/ml dose comparable with insulin ...