scholarly journals Role of the direct and indirect pathways for glycogen synthesis in rat liver in the postprandial state.

1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 872-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
M T Huang ◽  
R L Veech
1980 ◽  
Vol 192 (2) ◽  
pp. 607-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Vanstapel ◽  
F Doperé ◽  
W Stalmans

1. The mechanism that underlies the induction of glycogen synthesis in the foetal rat liver by glucocorticoids was reinvestigated in conditions where the accumulation of glycogen is either precociously induced with dexamethasone or inhibited by steroid deprivation. It appears that glucocorticoids act as the physiological trigger for glycogen synthesis by inducing both glycogen synthase (a known effect) and its activating enzyme, glycogen synthase phosphatase. 2. The activity of glycogen synthase phosphatase in adult liver stems from the interaction of two protein components [Doperé, Vanstapel & Stalmans (1980) Eur. J. Biochem. 104, 137–146]. Two independent experimental approaches indicate that the cytosolic ‘S-component’ is already well developed in the foetal liver before the onset of glycogen synthesis. The manifold glucocorticoid-dependent increase in synthase phosphatase activity during late gestation must be attributed to the specific development of the glycogen-bound ‘G-component’.


2003 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. A719-A720
Author(s):  
Yuji Takamatsu ◽  
Kazuo Shimada ◽  
Koji Yamaguchi ◽  
Kazuo Chijiiwa ◽  
Masao Tanaka

1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-720
Author(s):  
S Shafi ◽  
S E Brady ◽  
A Bensadoun ◽  
R J Havel

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1104
Author(s):  
Cong Xie ◽  
Weikun Huang ◽  
Richard L. Young ◽  
Karen L. Jones ◽  
Michael Horowitz ◽  
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Bile acids are cholesterol-derived metabolites with a well-established role in the digestion and absorption of dietary fat. More recently, the discovery of bile acids as natural ligands for the nuclear farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and membrane Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5), and the recognition of the effects of FXR and TGR5 signaling have led to a paradigm shift in knowledge regarding bile acid physiology and metabolic health. Bile acids are now recognized as signaling molecules that orchestrate blood glucose, lipid and energy metabolism. Changes in FXR and/or TGR5 signaling modulates the secretion of gastrointestinal hormones including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY), hepatic gluconeogenesis, glycogen synthesis, energy expenditure, and the composition of the gut microbiome. These effects may contribute to the metabolic benefits of bile acid sequestrants, metformin, and bariatric surgery. This review focuses on the role of bile acids in energy intake and body weight, particularly their effects on gastrointestinal hormone secretion, the changes in obesity and T2D, and their potential relevance to the management of metabolic disorders.


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