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Weinrauch AM, Clifford AM, Folkerts EJ, Schaefer CM, Giacomin M, Goss GG. Molecular identification and post-prandial regulation of glucose carrier proteins in the hindgut of Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stoutii. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2022; 322:R336-R345. [PMID: 35138949 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00003.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Hagfish are an excellent model species in which to draw inferences on the evolution of transport systems in early-vertebrates owing to their basal position in vertebrate phylogeny. Glucose is a ubiquitous cellular energy source that is transported into cells via two classes of carrier proteins: sodium-glucose linked transporters (Sglt; Slc5a) and glucose transporters (Glut; Slc2a). While previous pharmacological evidence has suggested the presence of both sodium-dependent and -independent transport mechanisms in the hagfish, the molecular identities were heretofore unconfirmed. We have identified and phylogenetically characterized both a Slc5a1-like and Slc2a-like gene in the Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii); the latter sharing common ancestry with other glucose-transporting isoforms of the Slc2a family. To assess the potential post-prandial regulation of these glucose transporters, we examined the abundance and localization of these transporters with qPCR and immunohistochemistry alongside functional studies using radiolabeled 14C-D-glucose. The effects of glucose- or insulin-injection on glucose transport rate and transporter expression were also examined to determine their potential role(s) in the regulation of intestinal glucose carrier proteins. Feeding prompted an increase in glucose uptake across the hindgut at both 0.5 mM (~84%) and 1 mM (~183%) concentrations. Concomitant increases were observed in hindgut Slc5a1 protein expression. These effects were not observed following either of glucose- or insulin-injection, indicating these post-prandial factors are not the driving force for transporter regulation over this timeframe. We conclude that Pacific hagfish utilize evolutionarily-conserved mechanisms of glucose uptake and so represent a useful model to understand early vertebrate evolution of glucose uptake and regulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alyssa M Weinrauch
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC, Canada.,Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd, Bamfield, BC, Canada
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Weinrauch AM, Glover CN, Goss GG. Lipid acquisition and tissue storage in hagfish: new insights from an ancient vertebrate. J Comp Physiol B 2018; 189:37-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-018-1196-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Weinrauch AM, Clifford AM, Goss GG. Functional redundancy of glucose acquisition mechanisms in the hindgut of Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2017; 216:8-13. [PMID: 29126986 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
Abstract
This study examined the mechanisms of glucose acquisition in the hindgut of Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) using in vitro gut sac techniques. The intestine was determined to have the capacity to digest maltose into glucose along the entirety of the tract, including the foregut. Glucose uptake was biphasic and consisted of a high-affinity, low-capacity concentration-dependent component conforming to Michaelis-Menten kinetics (Km 0.37mM, Jmax 8.48nmol/cm2/h) as well as a diffusive component. There was no observed difference in glucose flux rate along the length of the intestine, similar to other nutrients investigated in the hagfish intestine. A reduced sodium (<1mM) environment did not result in a change in glucose uptake rates, likely due to a functional redundancy of glucose transporters. There was no observed effect of phloretin, yet the sodium glucose-linked transporter (SGLT)-specific inhibitor phlorizin significantly reduced glucose uptake at all concentrations tested (0.0001-1mM). Additionally, the glucose transporter (GLUT) inhibitor cytochalasin b significantly reduced glucose transport rates. The effects of these pharmacological inhibition experiments suggest the presence of multiple types of glucose transport proteins. This study clarifies the uptake strategies used by hagfish to acquire glucose at the intestine and provides insight into the evolution of such transport systems in early-diverging vertebrates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alyssa M Weinrauch
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd., Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd., Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 100 Pachena Rd., Bamfield, British Columbia V0R 1B0, Canada
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Glucose metabolism in fish: a review. J Comp Physiol B 2012; 182:1015-45. [PMID: 22476584 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0658-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Teleost fishes represent a highly diverse group consisting of more than 20,000 species living across all aquatic environments. This group has significant economical, societal and environmental impacts, yet research efforts have concentrated primarily on salmonid and cyprinid species. This review examines carbohydrate/glucose metabolism and its regulation in these model species including the role of hormones and diet. Over the past decade, molecular tools have been used to address some of the downstream components of these processes and these are incorporated to better understand the roles played by carbohydrates and their regulatory paths. Glucose metabolism remains a contentious area as many fish species are traditionally considered glucose intolerant and, therefore, one might expect that the use and storage of glucose would be considered of minor importance. However, the actual picture is not so clear since the apparent intolerance of fish to carbohydrates is not evident in herbivorous and omnivorous species and even in carnivorous species, glucose is important for specific tissues and/or for specific activities. Thus, our aim is to up-date carbohydrate metabolism in fish, placing it to the context of these new experimental tools and its relationship to dietary intake. Finally, we suggest that new research directions ultimately will lead to a better understanding of these processes.
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Polakof S, Moon TW, Aguirre P, Skiba-Cassy S, Panserat S. Effects of insulin infusion on glucose homeostasis and glucose metabolism in rainbow trout fed a high-carbohydrate diet. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 213:4151-7. [PMID: 21112995 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.050807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The origin for the poor glucose utilization in carnivorous fish species fed high carbohydrate diets remains under debate. In the present study, we have fed rainbow trout a diet containing 30% carbohydrate for 1 or 5 days. In both cases, fish were implanted with mini-osmotic pumps releasing 0.7 i.u. kg(-1) day(-1) bovine insulin, and mRNA transcripts and the protein phosphorylation status of proteins controlling glycemia and glucose-related metabolism were studied in fish killed 6 h after the last meal. We demonstrate that when the exposure occurs over a short term (30 h), insulin exerts beneficial actions on trout glucose homeostasis, including a lowered glycemia and increased hepatic lipogenic and glycogenic potentials. However, when trout were fed for 5 days, these beneficial actions of insulin infusion were no longer observed. Thus, the increased lipogenic potential observed after one single meal was not present, and this together with the increased glycogenesis and the decreased glucose exported to the blood from the liver explains the lack of hypoglycemic action of insulin. The fact that insulin improved glucose homeostasis when administrated over a short time period implies that endogenous insulin secretion is inadequate in trout to deal with this amount of dietary carbohydrates. Moreover, the fact that a longer exposure to insulin resulted in a reduced response indicates that the rainbow trout is sensitive to insulin, re-enforcing the hypothesis that the hyperglycemia observed following a high carbohydrate meal is an insulin secretion issue rather an insulin action issue.
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- S Polakof
- INRA, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France.
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Polakof S, Skiba-Cassy S, Choubert G, Panserat S. Insulin-induced hypoglycaemia is co-ordinately regulated by liver and muscle during acute and chronic insulin stimulation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). J Exp Biol 2010; 213:1443-52. [PMID: 20400628 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The relative glucose intolerance of carnivorous fish species is often proposed to be a result of poor peripheral insulin action or possibly insulin resistance. In the present study, data from aortic cannulated rainbow trout receiving bovine insulin (75 mIU kg−1) injections show for the first time their ability to clear glucose in a very efficient manner. In another set of experiments, mRNA transcripts and protein phosphorylation status of proteins controlling glycaemia and glucose-related metabolism were studied during both acute and chronic treatment with bovine insulin. Our results show that fasted rainbow trout are well adapted at the molecular level to respond to increases in circulating insulin levels, and that this hormone is able to potentially improve glucose distribution and uptake by peripheral tissues. After acute insulin administration we found that to counter-regulate the insulin-induced hypoglycaemia, trout metabolism is strongly modified. This short-term, efficient response to hypoglycaemia includes a rapid, coordinated response involving the reorganization of muscle and liver metabolism. During chronic insulin treatment some of the functions traditionally attributed to insulin actions in mammals were observed, including increased mRNA levels of glucose transporters and glycogen storage (primarily in the muscle) as well as decreased mRNA levels of enzymes involved in de novo glucose production (in the liver). Finally, we show that the rainbow trout demonstrates most of the classic metabolic adjustments employed by mammals to efficiently utilize glucose in the appropriate insulin context.
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- Sergio Polakof
- INRA, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
- IFREMER, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-29280 Plouzané, France
- Université Bordeaux 1, UMR 1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-33405 Talence, France
- Laboratorio de Fisioloxía Animal, Departamento de Bioloxía Funcional e Ciencias da Saúde, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Spain
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- INRA, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
- IFREMER, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-29280 Plouzané, France
- Université Bordeaux 1, UMR 1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-33405 Talence, France
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- INRA, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
- IFREMER, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-29280 Plouzané, France
- Université Bordeaux 1, UMR 1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-33405 Talence, France
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- INRA, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
- IFREMER, UMR1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-29280 Plouzané, France
- Université Bordeaux 1, UMR 1067 Nutrition Aquaculture et Génomique, F-33405 Talence, France
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Youson JH. The Agnathan Enteropancreatic Endocrine System: Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Histories, Structure, and Function1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1668/0003-1569(2000)040[0179:taeesp]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Youson JH. The Agnathan Enteropancreatic Endocrine System: Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Histories, Structure, and Function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.2.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Inui Y, Ishioka H. Effects of insulin and glucagon on amino acid transport into the liver and opercular muscle of the eel in vitro. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1983; 51:213-8. [PMID: 6352403 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(83)90074-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Effects of insulin and glucagon on amino acid transport in vitro into liver slices and the opercular muscle of the eel were studied using a labeled nonmetabolizable amino acid analog, alpha-[1-14C]aminoisobutyric acid (AIB). Addition of insulin (0.1 IU/ml) to the medium increased the radioactivity in the deproteinized fractions of both the liver slices and opercular muscle, indicating an accelerated movement of this amino acid analog into these tissues. Glucagon (5 micrograms/ml) also enhanced the entry of [14C]AIB into the liver slices; however, treatment of opercular muscle with glucagon did not alter the radioactivity in the deproteinized fraction. These findings clearly indicate that the entry of amino acids into eel tissues independent of protein synthesis can be altered by insulin and glucagon.
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Plisetskaya E, Sower SA, Gorbman A. The effect of insulin insufficiency on plasma thyroid hormones and some metabolic constituents in Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stouti. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1983; 49:315-9. [PMID: 6341165 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(83)90149-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The effect of guinea pig anti-human insulin serum was studied in Pacific hagfish. The metabolic indicators of insulin insufficiency, such as elevation of plasma glucose, free fatty acids, and alpha-amino nitrogen levels were obtained at 72 and 120 hr after anti-insulin serum injection. Plasma triiodothyronine levels declined significantly 24 hr after anti-insulin serum administration. These findings supplement earlier data with the same species and suggest that the regulatory metabolic action of insulin and thyroid hormones are related in cyclostomes.
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Plisetskaya E, Dickhoff WW, Gorbman A. Plasma thyroid hormones in cyclostomes: do they have a role in regulation of glycemic levels? Gen Comp Endocrinol 1983; 49:97-107. [PMID: 6826052 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(83)90012-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Plasma levels of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were measured by radioimmunoassay in intact Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) undergoing the period of natural fasting and in Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stouti) maintained unfed in the laboratory. Plasma T3 levels in both lamprey and hagfish were always severalfold lower than T4 levels. The influence of thyroid hormones on glycemic level was studied following intraperitoneal injection of T4 or T3 (13-20 micrograms/100 g body wt), as well as after implantation of sealed Silastic capsules containing the goitrogen, 6-propylthiouracil (6-PTU), or after intraperitoneal injections of an antithyroglobulin serum (ATgS) exhibiting both anti-T4 and anti-T3 activities. Measured plasma T4 and T3 levels after hormonal injection were extremely high and could be considered pharmacological. The 6-PTU treatment decreased plasma levels of both T4 and T3 within several weeks. The glycemic levels in lampreys and hagfish after thyroid hormone treatment were lower than in control animals, whereas in animals treated with either 6-PTU or ATgS, hyperglycemic levels prevailed. It is concluded that thyroid hormones, possibly acting with other hormones, may participate in the maintenance of glycemic levels in cyclostomes and that their action is to reduce glycemic levels.
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Emdin SO. Effects of hagfish insulin in the atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa. The in vivo metabolism of [14C]glucose and [14C]leucine and studies on starvation and glucose-loading. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1982; 47:414-25. [PMID: 6749595 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(82)90119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Stewart JK, Goodner CJ, Koerker DJ, Gorbman A, Ensinck J, Kaufman M. Evidence for a biological role of somatostatin in the Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stouti. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1978; 36:408-14. [PMID: 369942 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(78)90123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Inui Y, Yu JY, Gorbman A. Effect of bovine insulin on the incorporation of [14C]glycine into protein and carbohydrate in liver and muscle of hagfish, Eptatretus stouti. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1978; 36:133-41. [PMID: 730034 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(78)90058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Role of the liver in regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in hagfish, Eptatretus stouti. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1978. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(78)90227-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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