Local Lactate Perfusion of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Suppresses Hypoglycemic Counterregulation
Borg MA, Tamborlane WV, Shulman GI, Sherwin RS. Local Lactate Perfusion of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Suppresses Hypoglycemic Counterregulation. Diabetes 2003, 52: 663-666. PMID: 12606506, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.3.663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounterregulatory hormone responsesVentromedial hypothalamusHormone responseSprague-Dawley ratsGlucose-sensing mechanismHypoglycemic counterregulationSystemic hypoglycemiaHormonal suppressionLactate perfusionApproximate fourfold increaseGlucose metabolismMicrodialysis perfusionGlucose perfusionHormonal responsesHypoglycemic plateauHypoglycemiaPerfusionL-lactateExogenous glucoseFourfold increaseGlucoseLactate