Characterization of glucose transport system in keratinocytes: Insulin and IGF-1 differentially affect specific transporters

Shlomzion Shen, Efrat Wertheimer, Sanford R. Sampson, Tamar Tennenbaum

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Abstract

Skin is one of the major tissues displaying chronic diabetic complications. We have studied glucose transport following stimulation with insulin and IGF-1 in cultured mouse keratinocytes. In proliferating cells, acute stimulation with insulin and IGF-1 increased glucose uptake. Insulin translocated glucose transporters 1 and 5, whereas IGF-1 translocated glucose transporters 2 and 3. With differentiation, glucose transporter 3 expression increased and the expression of glucose transporters 1, 2, and 5 decreased. No increase in glucose uptake was observed, however, following stimulation with either hormone. These results indicate that insulin and IGF-1 differentially regulate glucose uptake as well as expression and translocation of specific transporters in skin keratinocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)949-954
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Investigative Dermatology
Volume115
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Supported in part by the Sorrell Foundation and a grant from the Israel Science Foundation funded by the Israel Academy of Sciences. This work was supported by a grant from the Smokeless Tobacco Research Council. EW is a recipient of a Career Development Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International. SRS is the incumbent of the Louis Fisher Chair in Cellular Pathology.

Funding

Supported in part by the Sorrell Foundation and a grant from the Israel Science Foundation funded by the Israel Academy of Sciences. This work was supported by a grant from the Smokeless Tobacco Research Council. EW is a recipient of a Career Development Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International. SRS is the incumbent of the Louis Fisher Chair in Cellular Pathology.

FundersFunder number
Smokeless Tobacco Research Council
Sorrell Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Israel Science Foundation

    Keywords

    • Glucose transport
    • Glucose transporters
    • Growth factors
    • Insulin
    • Keratinocytes
    • Skin

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