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Lipolysis and cyclic AMP levels in epididymal adipose tissue of obese-hyperglycaemic mice

par Dehaye, Jean-Paul ;Winand, Jacques ;Christophe, Jean
Référence Diabetologia, 13, 6, page (553-561)
Publication Publié, 1977-12

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Glycerol release from epididymal fat fragments of young adult (3-month old) ob/ob mice was three times lower than normal, on a tissue weight basis. Dose-response curves in response to isoproterenol and ACTH-(1-24)1 indicated that the capacity of the lipolytic process was reduced. How-ever, the sensitivity to both hormones was normal, i.e. greater for ACTH than for isoproterenol. The burst of cyclic AMP observed at 7 minutes was affected even more than the lipolytic capacity in adipose tissue from obese mice. This was already observed in 1-month old animals, i.e. at a time when total body weight was still normal. It is concluded that the adenylate cyclase system is defective in adipose tissue of ob/ob mice. Besides, glucagon, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and secretin failed to stimulate glycerol release and cyclic AMP accumulation in both ob/ob, ob+/ob+, and HA-ICR mice, suggesting that mouse adipose tissue does not possess receptors for this group of hormones. © 1977 Springer-Verlag.