2006
Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura JD, Burgert TS, Taksali SE, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents. Diabetologia 2006, 49: 571-579. PMID: 16456682, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-0109-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly insulin responseObese childrenInsulin resistanceInsulin clearanceInsulin responseAims/hypothesisThe prevalenceObesity-related insulin resistanceOral glucose loadLower insulin clearanceType 2 diabetesAcute insulin responseGlucose tolerance levelsAltered glucose metabolismSevere insulin resistanceBeta-cell adaptationAfrican American subjectsEthnic groupsHypothesisThe prevalenceGlucose toleranceGlucose loadInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismMethodsSeven hundredClearanceHispanic origin
1995
Central adiposity and its metabolic correlates in obese adolescent girls
Caprio S, Hyman LD, Limb C, McCarthy S, Lange R, Sherwin RS, Shulman G, Tamborlane WV. Central adiposity and its metabolic correlates in obese adolescent girls. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 269: e118-e126. PMID: 7631766, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1995.269.1.e118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese adolescent girlsObese girlsInsulin secretionInsulin actionSubcutaneous abdominal fat depotsFree fatty acid levelsGlucose-stimulated insulin responseHip circumference ratioEuglycemic insulin clampHyperglycemic clamp techniqueBasal insulin secretionAbdominal fat depotsAdolescent girlsHepatic glucose productionFatty acid levelsMagnetic resonance imagingLean womenCentral adiposityInsulin dosesVisceral fatInsulin clampInsulin resistanceNonobese girlsGlucose disposalInsulin infusion