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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 261: E437-E443, 1991;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 261, Issue 4 E437-E443, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society


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Elevated skeletal muscle glucose transporter levels in exercise-trained middle-aged men

J. A. Houmard, P. C. Egan, P. D. Neufer, J. E. Friedman, W. S. Wheeler, R. G. Israel and G. L. Dohm
Human Performance Laboratory, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858.

Exercise training has been proposed to improve whole body insulin sensitivity through a postreceptor adaptation in skeletal muscle. This study examined if levels of the insulin-responsive muscle glucose transporter protein (GLUT-4) were associated with improved insulin sensitivity in trained vs. sedentary middle-aged individuals. Muscle GLUT-4 levels and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) responses were obtained in age-matched trained and sedentary men (n = 11). Plasma insulin levels during the OGTT were significantly lower (P less than 0.01) in the trained men, whereas no differences were seen in plasma glucose responses. GLUT-4 protein content was approximately twofold higher in the trained men (2.41 +/- 0.17 vs. 1.36 +/- 0.11 micrograms standard, P less than 0.001). OGTT responses and GLUT-4 levels were not altered 15-18 h after a standard exercise bout in six representative sedentary subjects. These data suggest that GLUT-4 levels are increased in conjunction with insulin sensitivity in chronically exercise-trained middle-aged men. This finding suggests a possible mechanism for the improved insulin sensitivity observed with exercise training in humans.


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