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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 97, Issue 18, Pages 10236-10241Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.170008497
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mental retardation; glycogen synthase kinase; glucose transporter; GLUT4; Akt
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The brain has enormous anabolic needs during early postnatal development, This study presents multiple lines of evidence showing that endogenous brain insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1) serves an essential, insulin-like role in promoting neuronal glucose utilization and growth during this period. Brain 2-deoxy-D-[1-C-14]glucose uptake parallels Igf1 expression in wild-type mice and is profoundly reduced in Igf1-/- mice, particularly in those structures where Igf1 is normally most highly expressed. 2-Deoxy-D-[1-C-14]glucose is significantly reduced in synaptosomes prepared from Igf1-/- brains, and the deficit is corrected by inclusion of Igf1 in the incubation medium. The serine/threonine kinase Akt/PKB is a major target of insulin-signaling in the regulation of glucose transport via the facilitative glucose transporter (GLUT4) and glycogen synthesis in peripheral tissues. Phosphorylation of Akt and GLUT4 expression are reduced in Igf1-/- neurons. Phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta and glycogen accumulation also are reduced in Igf1-/- neurons. These data support the hypothesis that endogenous brain Igf1 serves an anabolic, insulin-like role in developing brain metabolism.
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