Oxidative stress, the mTOR pathway, and the p38 MAPK pathway do not mediate glucose enhancement of leptin signaling.

<p><i>A–B</i>. γ2A^LEPRb/JAK2 cells were grown overnight in serum-free medium supplemented with 5 or 25 mM D-glucose, 10 mM NAc (A) or 200 µM H₂O₂ (B). Cells were stimulated with 100 ng/ml leptin for 10 min, and cell extracts were immunoblotted with αpSTAT3 or αSTAT3. <i>C–D</i>. γ2A^LEPRb/JAK2 cells were incubated in 5 or 25 mM glucose overnight, pretreated with 50 nM rapamycin for 1 h (C) or 2 mM L-leucine for 2 h (D), and then stimulated with 100 ng/ml leptin for 10 min. Cell extracts were immunoblotted with αpSTAT3 or αSTAT3.