Abstract:
Abstract:Objective:To investigate the effect of glucagonlike peptide1(GLP1) on cytosolic free calcium ion concentration([Ca2+] i) in isolated rat hepatocytes after hepatectomy.
Methods :The rats were allocated randomly to two groups: The rats of group one did not undergo hepatectomy. The rats of group two had 65% liver resection. The blood specimen taken from vena cava was mensurated for glucose, insulin, glucagon, and glucagonlike peptide1(GLP1) on the first, third and fifth day after hepatectomy. The [Ca2+]i in isolated rat hepatocytes was investigated by using fura2 fluoresence, and then, in vitro, the effect of GLP1 on the [Ca2+] i in hepatocytes was investigated in 2 groups.
Results:The blood glucose value in group two was significantly higher than that in group one after operation (P<0.05), especially on the first day. The plasma GLP1 value was also significantly higher than that of group one (P<0.001). The level of serum insulin was decreased obviously (P<0.001), while the value of glucagon was increased,but not significantly, which led to reduction of the ratio of insulin to glucagon. The [Ca2+] i in hepatocytes on the first, third and fifth day after hepatectomy was decreased slightly (P>0.05) compared with that of group one. In vitro, GLP1 produced a slightly increase in the [Ca2+]i in hepatocytes (P>0.05).
Conclusions:After hepatectomy, in rats is associated with an obvious insulin resistance, mainly due to the level of serum insulin was obviously decreased (P<0.001), and the value of glucagon was increased, which led to reduced ratio of insulin to glucagon. GLP1 is insulinomimetic upon glucose metabolism in hepatic tissue, which acting through specific receptors is not associated to [Ca2+] i increase.