PMID- 7895667 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950425 LR - 20131121 IS - 0013-7227 (Print) IS - 0013-7227 (Linking) VI - 136 IP - 4 DP - 1995 Apr TI - Insulin and dexamethasone regulate insulin receptors, insulin receptor substrate-1, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in Fao hepatoma cells. PG - 1579-88 AB - Insulin rapidly stimulates tyrosine kinase activity of its receptor, resulting in phosphorylation of the cytosolic substrate, insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), which, in turn, associates with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase), thus activating the enzyme. In the present study we have examined these three early postreceptor components of the insulin action pathway in rat hepatoma (Fao) cells and have determined the effects of two hormones that can induce insulin resistance, dexamethasone and insulin. Dexamethasone (1 microM) induced a time- and dose-dependent increase in insulin receptor levels in Fao cells, reaching 135 +/- 3% of basal levels after 24 h (P < 0.05). There was a simultaneous increase in IRS-1 protein to 255 +/- 66% of the control value (P < 0.05) and a parallel increase in IRS-1 phosphorylation. Insulin stimulation of IRS-1-associated PI 3-kinase was also increased by 70% in cells treated with dexamethasone despite only a minimal increase in PI 3-kinase protein, as determined by immunoblotting. Prolonged insulin treatment induced a time- and dose-dependent decrease in insulin receptor and IRS-1 protein levels, reaching nadirs of 40 +/- 4% (P < 0.01) and 15 +/- 6% (P < 0.005) of control levels, respectively, after 24 h with 100 nM insulin. There was also a decrease in the phosphorylation of insulin receptors and IRS-1, a marked decrease in the association between IRS-1 and PI 3-kinase, and an 82% decrease in insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity without a significant change in PI 3-kinase protein levels. When cells were exposed to both insulin and dexamethasone, the effect of insulin to reduce insulin receptor and IRS-1 levels and insulin-stimulated IRS-1 phosphorylation dominated. These data suggest that regulation of the insulin receptor, IRS-1, and PI 3-kinase contributes significantly to the insulin resistance induced by chronic hyperinsulinemia, but that glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance is located beyond these early steps in insulin action. FAU - Saad, M J AU - Saad MJ AD - Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. FAU - Folli, F AU - Folli F FAU - Kahn, C R AU - Kahn CR LA - eng GR - DK-33201/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK-36836/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Endocrinology JT - Endocrinology JID - 0375040 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins) RN - 0 (Irs1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, Insulin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dexamethasone/*pharmacology MH - Immunoblotting MH - Immunosorbent Techniques MH - Insulin/*pharmacology MH - Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Kinetics MH - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/*metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases MH - Phosphoproteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Receptor, Insulin/*metabolism MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 1995/04/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/04/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/04/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/04/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1210/endo.136.4.7895667 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Endocrinology. 1995 Apr;136(4):1579-88. doi: 10.1210/endo.136.4.7895667.