Absence of insulinotropic glucagon-like peptide-I(7-37) receptors on isolated rat liver hepatocytes

Abstract
The effects of glucagon and the glucagon-like peptide GLP-I(7–37) were compared in rat liver hepatocytes. Glucagon elevated cAMP, elevated intracellular free calcium ([Ca 2+ ] 1 ), activated phosphorylase and stimulated gluconeogenesis, whereas GLP-I(7–37) was without effect on any of these parameters. GLP-I(7–37) did not block any of the actions of glucagon. The glucagon analog, des His 1 [Glu 9 ] glucagon, amide, was a partial agonist in liver, but also was an effective antagonist of glucagon actions in liver but not those of GLP-I(7–37) in islet B cells. It was concluded that in the rat, GLP-I(7–37) is a potent insulin secretagogue [1] but is without effect on liver.