Author/Editor | Chowdhury, HH; Zorec, R | |
Title | Adipocyte cell size enlargement involves plasma membrane area increase | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Arch Physiol Biochem | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 118, št. 3 | |
Publication year | 2012 | |
Volume | str. 121-7 | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | The adipocyte enlargement is associated with an increase in the cytoplasmic lipid content, but how the plasma membrane area follows this increase is poorly understood. We monitored single-cell membrane surface area fluctuations, which mirror the dynamics of exocytosis and endocytosis. We employed the patch-clamp technique to measure membrane capacitance (C(m)), a parameter linearly related to the plasma membrane area. Specifically, we studied whether insulin affects membrane area dynamics in adipocytes. A five-minute cell exposure to insulin increased resting C(m) by 12 +/- 4%; in controls the change in C(m) was not different from zero. We measured cell diameter of isolated rat adipocytes microscopically. Twenty-four hour exposure of cells to insulin resulted in a significant increase in cell diameter by 5.1 +/- 0.6%. We conclude that insulin induces membrane area increase, which may in chronic hyperinsulinemia promote the enlargement of plasma membrane area, acting in concert with other insulin-mediated metabolic effects on adipocytes. | |
Descriptors | ADIPOCYTES ANIMALS CELL MEMBRANE CELL SIZE CELLS, CULTURED ENDOCYTOSIS EXOCYTOSIS INSULIN MEMBRANE POTENTIALS PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES RATS RATS, WISTAR |