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This study obtained input from Australian student smokers approximately 15 years old, which may be useful in designing school-based smoking cessation programs. The sample Was analyzed by previous quitting experience and intentions to quit. The order of preference for assistance options and incentives for quitting was similar across all groups; however, those who previously attempted to quit (previous quitters) and those who intended to quit (intenders) in the future were significantly more likely than non-quitters and non-intenders to find assistance options for quitting acceptable. The potential for saving money emerged as an important variable in convincing all groups of smokers not to smoke, and using personal willpower and cutting down slowly were identified as important in actual attempts to quit. The need for programs to be free and for friends to be supportive also was evident across all groups. (J Sch Health. 1995;65(10):432-437), After decades of anti-smoking messages and intense lobbying, substantial gains have been achieved. Current smoking research indicates more adults are trying to quit smoking, and adult smoking has declined substantially [...]

Cardiac ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels couple changes in cellular metabolism to membrane excitability and are activated during metabolic stress, although under basal aerobic conditions, KATP channels are thought to be predominately closed. Despite intense research into the roles of KATP channels during metabolic stress, their contribution to aerobic basal cardiac metabolism has not been previously investigated. Hearts from Kir6.2+/+ and Kir6.2-/- mice were perfused in working mode, and rates of glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, and glucose oxidation were measured. Changes in activation/expression of proteins regulating metabolism were probed by Western blot analysis. Despite cardiac mechanical function and metabolic efficiency being similar in both groups, hearts from Kir6.2-/- mice displayed an approximately twofold increase in fatty acid oxidation and a 0.45-fold reduction in glycolytic rates but similar glucose oxidation rates compared with hearts from Kir6.2+/+ mice. Kir6.2-/- hearts also possessed elevated levels of activated AMPactivated protein kinase (AMPK), higher glycogen content, and reduced mitochondrial density. Moreover, activation of AMPK by isoproterenol or diazoxide was significantly blunted in Kir6.2-/- hearts. These data indicate that KATP channel ablation alters aerobic basal cardiac metabolism. The observed increase in fatty acid oxidation and decreased glycolysis before any metabolic insult may contribute to the poor recovery observed in Kir6.2-/- hearts in response to exercise or ischemia-reperfusion injury. Therefore, KATP channels may play an important role in the regulation of cardiac metabolism through AMPK signaling. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In this study, we show that genetic ablation of plasma membrane ATP-sensitive K+ channels results in pronounced changes in cardiac metabolic substrate preference and AMP-activated protein kinase activity. These results suggest that ATP-sensitive K+ channels may play a novel role in regulating metabolism in addition to their well-documented effects on ionic homeostasis during periods of stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cardiac ATP-sensitive K + (K ATP ) channels couple changes in cellular metabolism to membrane excitability and are activated during metabolic stress, although under basal aerobic conditions, K ATP channels are thought to be predominately closed. Despite intense research into the roles of K ATP channels during metabolic stress, their contribution to aerobic basal cardiac metabolism has not been previously investigated. Hearts from Kir6.2 +/+ and Kir6.2 -/- mice were perfused in working mode, and rates of glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, and glucose oxidation were measured. Changes in activation/expression of proteins regulating metabolism were probed by Western blot analysis. Despite cardiac mechanical function and metabolic efficiency being similar in both groups, hearts from Kir6.2 -/- mice displayed an approximately twofold increase in fatty acid oxidation and a 0.45-fold reduction in glycolytic rates but similar glucose oxidation rates compared with hearts from Kir6.2 +/+ mice. Kir6.2 -/- hearts also possessed elevated levels of activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), higher glycogen content, and reduced mitochondrial density. Moreover, activation of AMPK by isoproterenol or diazoxide was significantly blunted in Kir6.2 -/- hearts. These data indicate that K ATP channel ablation alters aerobic basal cardiac metabolism. The observed increase in fatty acid oxidation and decreased glycolysis before any metabolic insult may contribute to the poor recovery observed in Kir6.2 -/- hearts in response to exercise or ischemia-reperfusion injury. Therefore, K ATP channels may play an important role in the regulation of cardiac metabolism through AMPK signaling. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In this study, we show that genetic ablation of plasma membrane ATP-sensitive K + channels results in pronounced changes in cardiac metabolic substrate preference and AMP-activated protein kinase activity. These results suggest that ATP-sensitive K + channels may play a novel role in regulating metabolism in addition to their well-documented effects on ionic homeostasis during periods of stress., (Copyright © 2017 the American Physiological Society.)