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Modulation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate metabolism by components of the extracellular matrix in cultured cells. Interaction with epidermal growth factor.

The use of NIH3T3 fibroblasts overexpressing different mutations of the EGF receptor shows that regulation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2) metabolism by EGF is mediated by the kinase activity of the EGF receptor and suggests a PLCgamma1-mediated mechanism. The effect of several extracellular matrix components on glucose metabolism was assessed by incubating A431 cells and NIH3T3 fibroblasts with heparin, laminin, fibronectin, collagen and PG-I and PG-II proteoglycans and measuring the levels of Fru-2,6-P2. Laminin increased the levels of Fru-2,6-P2 and heparin decreased the levels of the metabolite, whereas the other molecules did not have any effect. No effect of laminin or heparin in glucose uptake by the cell was observed. Laminin was able to modulate the effects of EGF on Fru-2,6-P2 concentration, suggesting cross-talk between these agents.

3T3 Cells↗

Glycolytic pathway intermediates activate cardiac ryanodine receptors.

During myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion, enhancement of glycolytic activity occurs and this may lead to fluctuating levels of glycolytic intermediates. We demonstrate that sugar phosphate intermediates of glycolysis, particularly fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP; 100 microM-10 mM), can activate sheep cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR) channels incorporated into bilayers (open probability (Po) increases up to approximately 0.6) and stimulate [3H]ryanodine binding (> 200%) to isolated cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane vesicles. The relative effectiveness of the sugar phosphates in stimulating [3H]ryanodine binding and increasing the Po of the channels was FDP > glucose-1-phosphate (G-1-P) > fructose-6-phosphate (F-6-P) > glucose-6-phosphate (G-6-P). These novel properties of the sugar phosphate compounds indicate that changes in glycolytic flux may influence the release of SR Ca2+ by modulating RyR channel gating.

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Chloroplast class I and class II aldolases are bifunctional for fructose-1,6-biphosphate and sedoheptulose-1,7-biphosphate cleavage in the Calvin cycle.

Class I and class II aldolases are products of two evolutionary non-related gene families. The cytosol and chloroplast enzymes of higher plants are of the class I type, the latter being bifunctional for fructose-1,6- and sedoheptulose-1,7-P2 in the Calvin cycle. Recently, class II aldolases were detected for the cytosol and chloroplasts of the lower alga Cyanophora paradoxa. The respective chloroplast enzyme has been shown here to be also bifunctional for fructose-1,6- and sedoheptulose-1,7-P2. Kinetics, also including fructose-1-P, were determined for all these enzymes. Apparently, aldolases are multifunctional enzymes, irrespective of their class I or class II type.

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Apoptosis induced by growth factor withdrawal in fibroblasts overproducing fructose 2,6-bisphosphate.

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate is a potent endogenous stimulator of glycolysis. A high aerobic glycolytic rate often correlates with increased cell proliferation. To investigate this relationship, we have produced clonal cell lines of Rat-1 fibroblasts that stably express transgenes coding for 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, which catalyzes the synthesis of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, or for fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase, which catalyzes its degradation. While serum deprivation in culture reduced the growth rate of control cells, it caused apoptosis in cells overproducing fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. Apoptosis was inhibited by 5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide riboside, suggesting that 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase interferes with this phenomenon.

AMP-Activated Protein Kinases↗

Evidence that fructose 1,6-bisphosphate specifically protects the alpha-subunit of pyrophosphate-dependent 6-phosphofructo-1-phosphotransferase against proteolytic degradation.

Pyrophosphate-dependent 6-phosphofructo-1-phosphotransferase (PFP) consists of alpha (regulatory) and beta (catalytic) subunits. The alpha-subunit was previously reported to be much more susceptible to tryptic digestion than the beta-subunit. In this study, ligand-induced protection of PFP subunits against proteolysis by subtilisin was investigated in vitro and the data obtained demonstrated that fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (Fru-1,6-P(2)), while exerting negligible effect on the beta-subunit, remarkably protected the alpha-subunit against proteolytic degradation. Western blot analysis revealed a good correlation between the Fru-1,6-P(2) concentration and the degree of corresponding protection on the alpha-subunit against proteolysis. In contrast, none of other examined ligands including fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, fructose 6-phosphate and pyrophosphate had such protection on the alpha-subunit. This finding (1) indicates that the stability of the alpha-subunit can be selectively increased by Fru-1,6-P(2), and (2) suggests that Fru-1,6-P(2) is likely a special effector of the alpha-subunit.

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Quantification of the influence of HPrSer46P on CcpA-cre interaction.

Carbon catabolite repression (CCR) of the Bacillus megateriumxyl operon is dependent on the catabolite responsive element cre, the catabolite control protein (CcpA) and the histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein phosphorylated at the serine 46 residue (HPrSer46P). The latter is formed in the presence of glucose and mediates CCR via CcpA. We present evidence for the presence of HPrSer46P in a ternary complex with CcpA and cre. We also demonstrate increased stability of this complex compared to the CcpA-cre complex by electrophoretic mobility shift analysis (EMSA). This stabilization by HPrSer46P is the same for the xyl cre and an improved cre. Thus, HPrSer46P is a co-repressor for CcpA. In addition, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments yielded binding constants of CcpA and the CcpA-HPrSer46P complex with cre. HPrSer46P stimulated CcpA binding to cre 50-fold. The binding constant is 4.9(+/- 0.5) x 10(6) M(-1). Non-phosphorylated HPr did not affect the complex formation between CcpA and cre. Previously proposed effects by glucose-6-phosphate, fructose-1,6-diphosphate and NADP on CcpA-cre or CcpA-HPrSer46P-cre formation were not found in EMSA and SPR experiments.

Amino Acid Substitution↗

Administration of fructose 1,6-diphosphate during early reperfusion significantly improves recovery of contractile function in the postischemic heart.

OBJECTIVES: Fructose-1,6-diphosphate is a glycolytic intermediate that has been shown experimentally to cross the cell membrane and lead to increased glycolytic flux. Because glycolysis is an important energy source for myocardium during early reperfusion, we sought to determine the effects of fructose-1,6-diphosphate on recovery of postischemic contractile function. METHODS: Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts were infused with fructose-1,6-diphosphate (5 and 10 mmol/L, n = 5 per group) in a nonischemic model. In a second group of hearts subjected to 35 minutes of ischemia at 37 degrees C followed by reperfusion (n = 6 per group), a 5 mmol/L concentration of fructose-1,6-diphosphate was infused during the first 30 minutes of reperfusion. We measured contractile function, glucose uptake, lactate production, and adenosine triphosphate and phosphocreatine levels by phosphorus 31-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. RESULTS: In the nonischemic hearts, fructose-1,6-diphosphate resulted in a dose-dependent increase in glucose uptake, adenosine triphosphate, phosphocreatine, and inorganic phosphate levels. During the infusion of fructose-1,6-diphosphate, developed pressure and extracellular calcium levels decreased. Developed pressure was restored to near control values by normalizing extracellular calcium. In the ischemia/reperfusion model, after 60 minutes of reperfusion the hearts that received fructose-1,6-diphosphate during the first 30 minutes of reperfusion had higher developed pressures (83 +/- 2 vs 70 +/- 4 mm Hg, p < 0.05), lower diastolic pressures (7 +/- 1 vs 12 +/- 2 mm Hg, p < 0.05), and higher phosphocreatine levels than control untreated hearts. Glucose uptake was also greater after ischemia in the hearts treated with fructose-1,6-diphosphate. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that fructose-1,6-diphosphate, when given during early reperfusion, significantly improves recovery of both diastolic and systolic function in association with increased glucose uptake and higher phosphocreatine levels during reperfusion.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

Effects of fructose-1,6-biphosphate on microsphere-induced cerebral ischemia in the rat.

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate has been shown to exert beneficial effects in different experimental models of cerebral ischemia. In view of this evidence, we have determined whether the compound protects the brain during microsphere-induced ischemia. One thousand two hundred microspheres were injected into female rats through a catheter inserted into the right common carotid artery and, 15 minutes and again 24 hours later, we intravenously treated the animals with 333 mg Kg(-1) of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. The injection of microspheres produced significant changes in the rats' gross behavior, in their performance in the beam walking test, and in their brain lactate concentrations. The treatment with fructose-1,6-bisphosphate significantly attenuated the behavioral alterations induced by microsphere ischemia, but not in reducing brain accumulation of lactate. Moreover, the compound was shown to ameliorate the blood-brain barrier dysfunction, produced 2 and 4 hours after microsphere injection, evaluated by the Evans blue method. These results suggest that fructose-1,6-bisphosphate possesses salutary properties against the damages induced by microsphere ischemia.

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Effect of troglitazone (Rezulin) on fructose 2,6-bisphosphate concentration and glucose metabolism in isolated rat hepatocytes.

The effect of troglitazone, an orally effective thiazolidinedione, on lactate- and glucagon-stimulated gluconeogenesis (in the absence of insulin) was examined in hepatocytes isolated from rats under different nutritional states. Hepatocytes obtained from fed or 20-24 hr fasted male Sprague-Dawley rats were incubated in Krebs-Henseleit Bicarbonate buffer (KHBC) (in presence or absence of 10.0 mM glucose) containing 2.0 mM [U-14C]lactate (0.1-0.25 microCi) with or without 10.0 nM glucagon and troglitazone (30.0 microM) or the appropriate vehicle. Aliquots were removed at specified endpoints and assayed for glucose and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F-2,6-P2) concentrations. In 20-24 hour starved hepatocytes, troglitazone produced a 26.1% inhibition of lactate-stimulated gluconeogenesis. This inhibitory effect of troglitazone on hepatic gluconeogenesis was further potentiated by incubation of the cells with glucose in vitro. In hepatocytes obtained from fasted rats (and incubated with 10 mM glucose in vitro) troglitazone reduced lactate-and glucagon-stimulated gluconeogenesis by 53% and 56%, respectively. This reduction in hepatic glucose production was associated with 1.06 and 1.04 fold increase in the hepatocyte F-2,6-P2 content. In isolated hepatocytes from fed animals and incubated with 10 mM glucose in vitro, troglitazone (15 and 30 microM) did not have any effect on either lactate- or glucagon-stimulated gluconeogenesis. However, 30 microM troglitazone significantly enhanced (36%) F-2,6-P2 concentrations during lactate-stimulated gluconeogenesis. These findings demonstrate that troglitazone decreases hepatic glucose production through alterations in the activity of one or more gluconeogenic/glycolytic enzymes, depending upon the nutritional state of the animal and the presence or absence of hormonal modulation. All of the effects of troglitazone in the present study were observed in the absence of insulin, suggesting an "insulinomimetic" effect. However, this does not exclude the possibility that troglitazone may also function as an "insulin sensitizer" in hepatic and certain other tissues.

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Fructose-1,6-diphosphate enhanced oxyradicals and nitric oxide-dependent suppressions by dexamethasone of ischemic and histamine paw edema of mice.

Dexamethasone (Dex, 0.1 mg/kg, s.c.) suppressions of ischemic paw edema in mice at 1, 3, 6, 8, 18 hr were; 2, 22, 12, 11, 7%. Dex suppression in fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP, 100 mg/kg, i.p.)-treated mice were; 5, 49, 51, 42, 33%. Suppressions by this dose of FDP alone were less than 10% during 0-18 hr. ED30 at 6 hr of Dex +/- FDP was: 80 versus 500 mg/kg in ischemic-, and 5 versus 30 mg/kg in histamine edema. Endogenous oxyradicals or NO and protein synthesis were essential for suppressions. FDP may not change glucocorticoid receptor (GR) conformation, but increase ATP-dependent GR recycling efflux from nucleus. FDP is possible to supply this ATP. Clinical trial of FDP with low dose of Dex seems advantageous.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

Impaired regulation of hepatic fructose-1,6-biphosphatase in the New Zealand Obese mouse: an acquired defect.

Increased hepatic glucose production, a feature of (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [NIDDM]), is present at an early age in the New Zealand Obese (NZO) mouse and is associated with impaired suppression of the gluconeogenic enzyme, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase). The aim of this study was to further characterize the abnormality in the regulation of hepatic FBPase in NZO mice versus New Zealand Chocolate (NZC) control mice. At 20 weeks of age, NZO mice have elevated FBPase activity (65.3 +/- 7.9 v 46.7 +/- 5.0 micromol/min/mg protein, P =.07) and protein levels (31.7 +/- 3.1 v 22.5 +/- 2.8 arbitrary units, P < .05), but not mRNA levels (0.18 +/- 0.03 v 0.16 +/- 0.03 arbitrary units). Elevated FBPase activity and protein levels in NZO mice were also shown at 4 to 6 weeks of age, but not in 1-day-old mice, suggesting that the increase occurs between birth and weaning. The Km of the enzyme was the same in NZO and NZC mice (3.7 +/- 0.5 v 5.0 +/- 0.9 micromol/L, NZO v NZC). The regulation of FBPase by the competitive inhibitor, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate ([Fru(2,6)Pz] 5 micromol/L) measured over a range of substrate concentrations (2.5 to 80 micromol/L) was similar between NZO and control mice (Km in the presence of Fru(2,6)Pz, 10.8 +/- v 1.9 v 13.2 +/- 3.3 micromol/L, NZO v NZC). It is concluded that increased FBPase activity in the NZO mouse is due to elevated protein levels, and that this appears to be due to a failure of the normal decrease that occurs following birth in control animals.

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Effects of thyroid status on glucose cycling by isolated rat hepatocytes.

The effects of alterations in thyroid status on glucose metabolism have been investigated in rat hepatocytes. Addition of 10 or 40 mmol/L glucose induced increases in respiration rate that were significantly larger in cells from hyperthyroid rats than from hypothyroid animals. The responses of hepatocytes from euthyroid rats were intermediate. In cells from hyperthyroid rats, most of the increase occurred upon addition of 10 mmol/L glucose, with only a further small stimulation resulting when glucose concentration was increased to 40 mmol/L. For a given glucose concentration, glycolytic rates, determined by measuring release of tritium from [6-3H]glucose, were comparable in all thyroid states. Studies with 10 mmol/L [2-3H]glucose showed that cycling between glucose-6-phosphate and glucose was almost twofold higher in euthyroid and hyperthyroid states as compared with the hypothyroid state, although the magnitude of the increase in cycling rate was only approximately 0.2 mumol glucose.min-1.g-1. When 40 mmol/L [2-3H]glucose was added, over 44% of the glucose that was phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate was cycled back to glucose, but this cycling was independent of thyroid status. Cycling between fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and fructose-6-phosphate was negligible in all thyroid states. Rates of glycogen synthesis were comparable in hypothyroid and hyperthyroid states and slightly less than in the euthyroid state. Glycolytically formed pyruvate was cycled back to glucose in hepatocytes from hypothyroid, euthyroid, and hyperthyroid rats. During a 60-minute incubation period, cycling to glucose in the presence of 10 mmol/L or 40 mmol/L glucose was up to twofold higher in cells from euthyroid and hyperthyroid rats than in hepatocytes from hypothyroid animals. The measured increases in cycling rates induced by thyroid hormone were small and in theory could have been satisfied by a much smaller increase in respiration rate than was observed.

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Acute effect of troglitazone on glucose metabolism in the absence or presence of insulin in perfused rat hindlimb.

Troglitazone (CS-045) is a new type of antidiabetic agent that decreases plasma glucose by enhancing insulin action in insulin-resistant diabetic animals and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients. To examine the direct effect of troglitazone on glucose metabolism and insulin action in skeletal muscle, we infused troglitazone solution into perfused rat hindlimbs in the presence of 6 mmol/L glucose and in the absence or presence of insulin. In the absence of insulin, even 50 mumol/L troglitazone did not elicit glucose uptake. Troglitazone did increase lactate and pyruvate release at concentrations of 20 mumol/L and higher; however, it decreased the ratio of lactate to pyruvate (L/P ratio) and increased oxygen consumption at concentrations higher than 5 and 20 mumol/L, respectively. In hindlimb muscle, 20 mumol/L troglitazone decreased glycogen content without changing fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F2,6P2) content in the absence of insulin. Insulin infusion with 250 microU/mL obtained half-maximal effects, causing a 2.8-fold increase in glucose uptake and a 1.5-fold increase in lactate and pyruvate release. When 20 mumol/L troglitazone was infused for 30 minutes together with 250 microU/mL insulin, insulin-induced glucose uptake significantly increased 30 minutes after troglitazone infusion, and this increase was further augmented after withdrawal of troglitazone. In insulin plus troglitazone infusion at 30 minutes after troglitazone removal, glycogen content in hindlimb muscle was significantly decreased compared with that obtained with insulin infusion alone. In summary, in the absence of insulin, troglitazone does not elicit glucose uptake, but causes an increase in glycolysis accompanied by a decrease in muscle glycogen content and L/P ratio and an increase in oxygen consumption. In the presence of insulin, troglitazone increases insulin-induced glucose uptake, and this increase is further augmented after troglitazone removal. Addition of troglitazone to insulin infusion decreased the glycogen content in hindlimb muscle. This decrease in muscle glycogen content may trigger an enhancement of insulin-induced glucose uptake similar to that observed during muscle contraction or epinephrine treatment.

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Alterations in key gluconeogenic regulators with age and endurance training.

The purpose of the present investigation was to examine changes in six potential regulators of hepatic gluconeogenesis with normal aging and endurance training: fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F 2,6-P2), mitochondrial and cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) activity, PEPCK mRNA, and pyruvate carboxylase and malate dehydrogenase activity. Young (4 months), middle-aged (12 months), and old (22 months) male-Fischer 344 rats (N = 66) were divided into trained and sedentary groups. Trained animals were run 1 h/d, 5 d/wk for 10 weeks at treadmill speeds of 75% age-specific maximal running capacity. Animals were killed at rest, and the right main lobe of the liver was removed. F 2,6-P2 levels were significantly greater in old compared with young animals regardless of training condition (119% and 80% increase in old trained and untrained animals, respectively). No changes were found with training. Rates of cytosolic PEPCK activity declined significantly with age in both trained (1.3 +/- 0.1, 1.0 +/- 0.1, and 0.7 +/- 0.1 mumol/g/min in young, middle-aged, and old, respectively) and untrained (1.3 +/- 0.1, 1.1 +/- 0.1, and 0.8 +/- 0.2 mumol/g/min) groups. Training did not result in any significant differences between age groups. PEPCK gene expression (mRNA) determined by Northern blot analysis decreased 30% in trained and untrained old animals compared to the young counterparts; again, training had no effect in any age group. No significant differences were found in pyruvate carboxylase, mitochondrial PEPCK, or malate dehydrogenase activity with either age or training. These results suggest that previous age-related declines found in hepatic gluconeogenic capacity can be attributed, in part, to changes in F 2,6-P2, cytosolic PEPCK activity, and PEPCK mRNA, but not to alterations in the activities of mitochondrial PEPCK, malate dehydrogenase, or pyruvate carboxylase. Since training had no effect on any regulator studied, the factors responsible for attenuation in the age-related decline in gluconeogenesis with training remain to be determined.

Aging↗

Fructose-1,6-diphosphate counteracts potassium effects on cardiac muscle.

Fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) counteracts the inhibition of contractile strength of rabbit cardiac muscle induced by KCl "in vitro" and the valinomycin induced depolarization. FDP also protects in a dose-dependent fashion, up to 100 mg/kg, different strains of mice from the lethal effect of KCl that is due to a complete atrio-ventricular block and related to a high value of plasma potassium level. A protective effect of FDP is observed when increasing doses of (+/-) propranolol are injected before maximum non lethal dose of KCl.

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Lepidimoic acid increases fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in Amaranthus seedlings.

This study examines the influence of the growth promoter, lepidimoic acid, on the level of an important cytosolic signal metabolite, fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2), which can activate pyrophosphatedependent:phosphofructokinase (PFP, EC 2.7.1.90), and on glycolytic metabolism in Amaranthus caudatus seedlings. Fru-2,6-P2 concentrations were respectively increased by approximately 2-, 3- and 4-fold when the seedlings were treated with 0.3, 3 and 30 mM lepidimoic acid. Exogenous lepidimoic acid also affected levels of glycolytic intermediates in the seedlings. The increase in fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and decreases in fructose 6-phosphate and glucose 6-phosphate were found in response to the elevated concentration of lepidimoic acid. These results suggest that lepidimoic acid may affect glycolytic metabolism in the Amaranthus seedlings by increasing the activity of PFP due to increasing level of Fru-2,6-P2.

Fructosediphosphates↗