The roles of insulin and glucagon in the regulation of hepatic glycogen synthesis and turnover in humans

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作者
Roden, M [1 ]
Perseghin, G [1 ]
Petersen, KF [1 ]
Hwang, JH [1 ]
Cline, GW [1 ]
Gerow, K [1 ]
Rothman, DL [1 ]
Shulman, GI [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT INTERNAL MED, NEW HAVEN, CT 06520 USA
关键词
gluconeogenesis; somatostatin; acetaminophen C-13 NMR spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1172/JCI118460
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
To determine the respective roles of insulin and glucagon for hepatic glycogen synthesis and turnover, hyperglycemic clamps were performed with somatostatin [0.1 mu g(kg . min)] in healthy young men under conditions of (I) basal (fasting) portal vein insulinemia-hypoglucagonemia, (II) basal portal vein insulinemia-basal glucagonemia, and (III) basal peripheral insulinemia-hypoglucagonemia. Synthetic rates. pathway (direct versus indirect) contributions, and percent turnover of hepatic glycogen were assessed by in vivo C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy during [1-C-13]glucose infusion follow ed by a natural abundance glucose chase in conjunction with acetaminophen to noninvasiv ely sample the hepatic UDP-glucose pool. In the presence of hyperglycemia (10.4+/-0.1 mM) and basal portal vein insulinemia (192+/-6 pM), suppression of glucagon secretion (plasma glucagon, I: 31+/-4, II: 63+/-8 pg/ml) doubled the hepatic accumulation of glycogen (V-syn) compared with conditions of basal glucagonemia [I: 0.40+/-0.06, II: 0.19+/-0.03 mmol/(liter . min); P < 0.0025]. Glycogen turnover was markedly reduced (I: 19=7% II: 69+/-12%; P < 0.005), so that net rate of glycogen synthesis increased approximately fivefold (P < 0.001) by inhibition of glucagon secretion. The relative contribution of gluconeogenesis (indirect pathway) to glycogen synthesis was lower during hypoglucagonemia (42+/-6%) than during basal glucagonemia (54+/-5%; P < 0.005). Under conditions of basal peripheral insulinemia (54+/-12 pM) and hypo,glucagonemia (III) there was negligible hepatic glycogen synthesis and turnover. In conclusion, small changes in portal vein concentrations of insulin and glucagon independently affect hepatic glycogen synthesis and turnover. Inhibition of glucagon secretion under conditions of hyperglycemia and basal concentrations of insulin results in: (a) twofold increase in rate of hepatic glycogen synthesis, (b) reduction of glycogen turnover by similar to 73%, and (c) augmented percent contribution of the direct pathway to glycogen synthesis compared with conditions of basal glucagonemia.
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