IMPORTANCE OF BASAL GLUCAGON IN MAINTAINING HEPATIC GLUCOSE-PRODUCTION DURING A PROLONGED FAST IN CONSCIOUS DOGS

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作者
HENDRICK, GK
WASSERMAN, DH
FRIZZELL, RT
WILLIAMS, PE
LACY, DB
JASPAN, JB
CHERRINGTON, AD
机构
[1] VANDERBILT UNIV, MED CTR, SCH MED, DEPT BIOPHYS, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
[2] VANDERBILT UNIV, MED CTR, SCH MED, DEPT SURG, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
[3] UNIV CHICAGO, PRITZKER SCH MED, DEPT MED, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY | 1992年 / 263卷 / 03期
关键词
GLUCONEOGENESIS; FASTING; HEPATIC GLYCOGEN;
D O I
10.1152/ajpendo.1992.263.3.E541
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
We undertook studies in conscious dogs to assess the role of basal glucagon in stimulating glucose production after a 7-day fast. Two protocols consisting of a 40-min basal period (-40 to 0 min), and a 180-min test period (0-180 min) were used. During the test period of the first protocol (hormone replacement; n = 4), somatostatin was infused (0.8 mug.kg-1.min-1) along with basal intraportal replacement amounts of insulin and glucagon, whereas in the second protocol (glucagon deficiency; n = 5), somatostatin plus insulin alone were infused. Glucose production and gluconeogenesis were measured using tracer and arteriovenous difference techniques. Plasma insulin levels were similar during the test period in both protocols (6 +/- 1 muU/ml). The plasma immunoreactive glucagon level in the control protocol averaged 50 +/- 8 pg/ml, whereas in the glucagon-deficiency protocol the level fell from 50 +/- 8 to 29 +/- 8 pg/ml (P < 0.05). The plasma glucose level and the rate of glucose production were unchanged during bihormonal replacement. During glucagon deficiency the plasma glucose level was held constant at 100 +/- 4 mg/dl by glucose infusion. Tracer-determined endogenous glucose production fell from 1.8 +/- 0.1 to 1.0 +/- 0.1 mg.kg-1.min-1 by 30 min (P < 0.05). After 3 h of glucagon deficiency, gluconeogenic conversion of alanine to glucose was reduced 40% and the hepatic fractional extraction of alanine was reduced by 45%. The efficiency of the gluconeogenic process within the liver was not altered by glucagon deficiency. Because the marked decrement in hepatic glucose production occurred before a significant change in any of the gluconeogenic parameters, it would appear that the initial drop in glucose production was due to a decrease in net glycogen breakdown.
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页码:E541 / E549
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