[LeuB24]- and [LeuB25]Insulins are not Antagonists of Lipogenesis in Adipocytes

Abstract
Semisynthetic human [LeuB24]- and [LeuB25]insulins were investigated to determine whether they show antagonistic properties towards insulin-stimulated lipogenesis in isolated [rat] fat cells. In contrast to other reports, only an additive agonistic effect could be detected when constant concentrations (e.g. 0.3 ng/ml) of the analogs were mixed with varying concentrations of insulin, or when constant concentrations (e.g. 0.3 ng/ml, 0.6 ng/ml) of inuslin were mixed with varying concentrations of the analogs. Similar results were obtained with mixtures of insulin and NA2-acetyl- or NA2-propionyl-des-GlyA1-insulins. These results do not support the contention that a diabetic state could be caused by either of these mutant human insulins.

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