Inhibitory effect of insulin on prostacyclin production by isolated rat adipocytes

Physiologic concentrations of insulin completely inhibited the norepinephrine-induced increment in the production of 6-keto-prostaglandin (PG) F1 alpha, the stable derivative of prostacyclin (PGI2), by isolated rat adipocytes. The inhibition of PGI2 production by insulin in isolated rat adipocytes supports the view that the elevated plasma level of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha in rats with non-ketotic diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis is derived at least in part from production of PGI2 by the adipocyte cell mass.