Opiate blockade enhances hypoglycemic counterregulation in normal and insulin-dependent diabetic subjects
Caprio S, Gerety G, Tamborlane WV, Jones T, Diamond M, Jacob R, Sherwin RS. Opiate blockade enhances hypoglycemic counterregulation in normal and insulin-dependent diabetic subjects. American Journal Of Physiology 1991, 260: e852-e858. PMID: 2058661, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1991.260.6.e852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaGlucose counterregulationIDDM patientsGlucose productionOpiate blockadeHormonal responsesInsulin-dependent diabetic subjectsCounterregulatory hormone releaseDefective glucose counterregulationInsulin clamp studiesAbsence of hypoglycemiaInsulin-dependent patientsVariable glucose infusionDefective counterregulationHypoglycemic counterregulationNaloxone studyGlucagon responseDiabetic subjectsEndogenous opiatesGlucoregulatory hormonesGlucoregulatory responsesHormone releaseGlucose infusionHealthy subjectsCortisol release