1999
Cellular mechanisms of insulin resistance in humans
Shulman G. Cellular mechanisms of insulin resistance in humans. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1999, 84: 3-10. PMID: 10418851, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00350-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceMuscle glycogen synthesisFree fatty acidsGlucose productionHepatic gluconeogenesisInsulin-stimulated glucose metabolismInsulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesisBetter glucose controlCellular mechanismsHepatic glucose productionLiver glycogen concentrationGlycogen synthesisPathophysiologic defectsCombination therapyGlucose controlInsulin secretionInsulin receptor substrateHyperinsulinemic clampingPeripheral tissuesGlucose clearanceFFA levelsGlucose metabolismThiazolidinedione troglitazoneDiabetes
1995
Contribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration
Magnusson I, Rothman D, Gerard D, Katz L, Shulman G. Contribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration. Diabetes 1995, 44: 185-189. PMID: 7859939, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.2.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet hepatic glycogenolysisLiver glycogen concentrationPlasma glucagon concentrationsHepatic glycogenolysisGlucagon concentrationsGlycogen concentrationLiver volumeGlucose productionPlasma glucose concentrationOverall glucose productionTwo-compartment modelHealthy subjectsPhysiological incrementsPhysiological increaseGlucose appearanceSame time periodMagnetic resonance imagesGlucose kineticsBaseline RaInfusionGlycogenolysisGlucose concentrationResonance imagesMumol