Utilization of fluorescence tracer in hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test in mice

J Biochem Biophys Methods. 2008 Apr 24;70(6):978-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2008.01.003. Epub 2008 Jan 14.

Abstract

The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test is considered to be a gold standard for the evaluation of insulin sensitivity. Here, a new version of the clamp test that used the fluorescence tracer 2-NBDG was tested. C57BL/6J mice were induced insulin resistant (IR) with a high-calorie diet. Rosiglitazone was administrated to IR mice and diabetic db/db mice. Insulin resistance was estimated with the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), the insulin tolerance test (ITT), the serum insulin level and the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and then confirmed by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test with 2-NBDG. The 2-NBDG content was measured by the fluorescence intensity. The characteristics of insulin resistance were shown remarkably with the increased values of serum insulin and HOMA-IR in IR mice, and with the results from OGTT and ITT in both IR and db/db mice. In the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test, the glucose infusion rate and amount of 2-NBDG taken up into the liver, adipose, and skeletal muscle were decreased significantly in IR mice and db/db mice, respectively. The clearing rates of 2-NBDG from the circulation were much slower in both mouse models. All markers were reversed significantly by rosiglitazone treatment. The results indicate that with the fluorescence tracer 2-NBDG, the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test can be used to estimate insulin sensitivity in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 4-Chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan / analogs & derivatives*
  • 4-Chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan / analysis
  • Animal Feed
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Deoxyglucose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Deoxyglucose / analysis
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Dyes / analysis*
  • Glucose Clamp Technique / methods*
  • Hyperinsulinism / blood*
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Organ Specificity

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Deoxyglucose
  • 4-Chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan
  • 2-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)-2-deoxyglucose