Changes in adrenal function as a possible mechanism for elevation of serum glucose by a single large dose of fluoride

Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1985 Sep 15;80(2):199-205. doi: 10.1016/0041-008x(85)90076-6.

Abstract

Serum glucose was elevated immediately after ip administration of a single large dose of fluoride (NaF 35 mg/kg) to rats. Moreover, elevation of serum glucose following ip administration of 35 mg/kg of fluoride to rats was suppressed by adrenalectomy, dibenamine, or propranolol, but not by thyroid-parathyroidectomy. The elevation of serum glucose was associated with enhancement of glucose-6-phosphatase activities in liver and kidney in fluoride-treated rats.

MeSH terms

  • 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / blood
  • 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / urine
  • Adrenal Glands / drug effects*
  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose*
  • Dibenzylchlorethamine / pharmacology
  • Epinephrine / pharmacology
  • Gluconeogenesis / drug effects
  • Glucose-6-Phosphatase / metabolism
  • Glycolysis / drug effects
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Kidney / drug effects
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Male
  • Parathyroid Glands / surgery
  • Propranolol / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Sodium Fluoride / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Sodium Fluoride / pharmacology*
  • Thyroidectomy

Substances

  • 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
  • Blood Glucose
  • Dibenzylchlorethamine
  • Sodium Fluoride
  • Propranolol
  • Glucose-6-Phosphatase
  • Epinephrine