• Department of Biliary, Herniary, and Obesity Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China;
LIUJin-gang, Email: liujg@sj-hospital.org
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Objective To study the effects of Ghrelin for glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity of L6 rat myoblasts in palmitic acid induced, and to explore its possible mechanisms. Methods The L6 rat myoblasts were cultured until differentiation, then using palmitic acid(0.3 mmol/L) for 16 hours. The experimental group was treated with different doses of Ghrelin(1, 10, and 100 nmol/L) for 8 hours, then the glucose uptake was detected by using glucose oxidase peroxidase method(GOD-POD), the cell membrane glucose transporter 4(GLUT-4) protein staining was observated under confocal microscopy, and the expressions of total protein kinase B(Akt), phosphorylated protein kinase B(pAkt), total glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK-3β), and phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase-3β(pGSK-3β) were detected by using immunoblotting(Western blot). Results Ghrelin enhanced the glucose uptake of L6 rat myoblasts with insulin resistance, the cell membrane Glut-4 stain was deepen, the expressions of pAkt and pGSK-3βprotein increased, and this effect could be PI3K blocker(LY294002) eliminated. Conclusion Ghrelin promotes the glucose uptake of L6 rat myoblasts through PI3K/Akt/GSK-3βsignaling pathway, so as to improve the sensitivity of insulin in L6 rats muscle cells.

Citation: SUNYing-dong, ZHOUYong, WANGYong, LIUJin-gang. Ghrelin Enhances The Sensitivity of Insulin in L6 Rat Skeletal Muscle Via PI3K/Akt/GSK-3βSignaling Pathway. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2014, 21(7): 816-821. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20140195 Copy

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