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. 1979 Oct 15;184(1):59-62.
doi: 10.1042/bj1840059.

Inactivation of rat adipocyte pyruvate dehydrogenase by palmitate. Protection against this effect by insulin in the presence of glucose

S R Sooranna, E D Saggerson

Inactivation of rat adipocyte pyruvate dehydrogenase by palmitate. Protection against this effect by insulin in the presence of glucose

S R Sooranna et al. Biochem J. .

Abstract

1. Adipocytes from rat epididymal fat-pads were incubated for 30 min with 5 mM-glucose and concentrations of lactate, pyruvate and amino acids typical of those found in rat plasma. 2. PDHa (active form of pyruvate dehydrogenase) activity was significantly increased after incubation of the cells with insulin (200 micro-i.u./ml), and decreased by incubation with palmitate (0.5--2 mM). 3. In the presence of insulin, palmitate did not decrease PDHa activity. 4. Dichloroacetate (1 mM) increased PDHa activity in the absence of palmitate to the same extent as did insulin. In the presence of dichloroacetate but the absence of insulin, palmitate decreased PDHa activity. In the presence of dichloroacetate and insulin, palmitate again did not decrease PDHa activity. 5. It is concluded that, in the presence of glucose, insulin has a strong protective action against inactivation of adipocyte PDHa by fatty acids.

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