This video demonstrates an in vitro assay to indirectly measure intracellular glucose uptake. The assay uses a fluorescently-labeled glucose analog to establish a correlation between extracellular glucose depletion and intracellular glucose uptake.
Protocol
NOTE: All procedures must be done in a class II biosafety cabinet with the blower on and the lights off. 1. Preparation of materials NOTE: All materials are listed in the Table of Materials. Prepare Medium 1, centrifugation Medium 2, and storage and working solutions of fluorescent 2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl) amino]-D-glucose (2-NBDG or FD-glucose) according to Table 1…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Depletion of extracellular FD-glucose correlated with the intracellular uptake in vitro. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were incubated in a glucose-free medium for 40 min before incubation with different concentrations of FD-glucose with and without insulin (1.7 mM; 40 min incubation). (A, B) Dose-dependent uptake of FD-glucose (A) and extracel…