Component
Rat hepatocyte glycogen synthesis
Context-specific entity; species, compartment and exposure are stated on each claim.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
LiCl stimulated glycogen synthesis from glucose in normal and diabetic-rat hepatocytes, with increased glycogen-synthase activity ratio.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat hepatocytes; 20 mM glucose; concentration/time dependence.
- limitations
- Isolated cells, not a diabetes treatment trial.
- nutrient_topic
- Lithium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Lithium
- plain_language
- A carbohydrate-storage response depends on the available carbon source.
- primary_references
- Lithium restores glycogen synthesis from glucose in hepatocytes from diabetic rats. · 1993 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8460950/ · DOI 10.1006/abbi.1993.1164
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## lithium-glycogen-glucose A carbohydrate-storage response depends on the available carbon source. LiCl stimulated glycogen synthesis from glucose in normal and diabetic-rat hepatocytes, with increased glycogen-synthase activity ratio. Model: Rat hepatocytes; 20 mM glucose; concentration/time dependence. Limitations: Isolated cells, not a diabetes treatment trial. Evidence access: Primary abstract Lithium restores glycogen synthesis from glucose in hepatocytes from diabetic rats. · 1993 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8460950/ · DOI 10.1006/abbi.1993.1164
Complete structured claim and evidenceLiCl did not increase glycogen accumulation with lactate and pyruvate in the same hepatocyte study.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat hepatocytes; simultaneous synthase and phosphorylase activation.
- limitations
- Context-dependent null result, not an unexplained contradiction.
- nutrient_topic
- Lithium collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Lithium
- plain_language
- Changing the starting substrate changed the outcome.
- primary_references
- Lithium restores glycogen synthesis from glucose in hepatocytes from diabetic rats. · 1993 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8460950/ · DOI 10.1006/abbi.1993.1164
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## lithium-glycogen-substrate-null Changing the starting substrate changed the outcome. LiCl did not increase glycogen accumulation with lactate and pyruvate in the same hepatocyte study. Model: Rat hepatocytes; simultaneous synthase and phosphorylase activation. Limitations: Context-dependent null result, not an unexplained contradiction. Evidence access: Primary abstract Lithium restores glycogen synthesis from glucose in hepatocytes from diabetic rats. · 1993 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8460950/ · DOI 10.1006/abbi.1993.1164
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