2001
Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)
Cho H, Mu J, Kim J, Thorvaldsen J, Chu Q, Crenshaw E, Kaestner K, Bartolomei M, Shulman G, Birnbaum M. Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ). Science 2001, 292: 1728-1731. PMID: 11387480, DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5522.1728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseDeoxyglucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestHomeostasisInsulinInsulin ResistanceIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionConceptsSerine-threonine protein kinase AktProtein kinase Akt2Protein kinase AktProtein kinase B.Activation of phosphatidylinositolEssential genesKinase Akt2Kinase AktAbility of insulinGlucose homeostasisNormal glucose homeostasisAkt2Critical initial stepEarly eventsSkeletal muscleHomeostasisInsulin actionMice LackingInsulin responsivenessInitial stepActivationInsulin resistancePhosphatidylinositolBlood glucoseGenes
2000
Transgenic mice overexpressing GLUT-1 protein in muscle exhibit increased muscle glycogenesis after exercise
Ren J, Barucci N, Marshall B, Hansen P, Mueckler M, Shulman G. Transgenic mice overexpressing GLUT-1 protein in muscle exhibit increased muscle glycogenesis after exercise. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2000, 278: e588-e592. PMID: 10751190, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.278.4.e588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTg miceMuscle glycogen concentrationNT miceTransgenic miceGlycogen concentrationH postexerciseEDL musclesGastrocnemius muscleMuscle glycogenExtensor digitorum longus muscleMale transgenic miceIsolated EDL musclesAge-matched littermatesDigitorum longus muscleMuscle glycogen synthase activationMuscle glycogenesisLongus muscleMuscle glycogenolysisGLUT-1 proteinSynthase activationMicePostexerciseHuman GLUT-1GLUT-1Glycogen synthase activationPersistent Changes in Myocardial Glucose Metabolism In Vivo During Reperfusion of a Limited-Duration Coronary Occlusion
McNulty P, Jagasia D, Cline G, Ng C, Whiting J, Garg P, Shulman G, Soufer R. Persistent Changes in Myocardial Glucose Metabolism In Vivo During Reperfusion of a Limited-Duration Coronary Occlusion. Circulation 2000, 101: 917-922. PMID: 10694532, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.8.917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary occlusionGlucose metabolismPostischemic stunningAnterolateral left ventricleHeart glucose metabolismCoronary artery occlusionRegional glucose metabolismMyocardial glucose metabolismRegional myocardial ischemiaRegional mechanical functionRapid reperfusionReversible coronary occlusionArtery occlusionMyocardial ischemiaIntact ratsPreferential shuntingBlood flowReperfusionTracer uptakeLeft ventricleGlycogen depletionMetabolic signaturesOcclusionPersistent changesSustained changes
1999
Effect of AMPK activation on muscle glucose metabolism in conscious rats
Bergeron R, Russell R, Young L, Ren J, Marcucci M, Lee A, Shulman G. Effect of AMPK activation on muscle glucose metabolism in conscious rats. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: e938-e944. PMID: 10329989, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.5.e938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminoimidazole CarboxamideAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAndrostadienesAnimalsBiological TransportDeoxyglucoseElectric StimulationEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesInsulinMaleMultienzyme ComplexesMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibonucleotidesTritiumWortmanninConceptsMuscle glucose metabolismGlucose transport activityActivation of AMPKGlucose uptakeGlucose metabolismTransport activitySkeletal muscle glucose metabolismExercise-induced increaseSkeletal muscle glucose transport activityBasal rateAbsence of wortmanninAdenosine receptor antagonistAdditive effectProtein kinase activationVariable infusionConscious ratsReceptor antagonistSaline infusionAwake ratsMedial gastrocnemiusElectrical stimulationEpitrochlearis musclesCellular pathwaysAMPK activationKinase activation
1995
Local Ventromedial Hypothalamus Glucopenia Triggers Counterregulatory Hormone Release
Borg W, Sherwin R, During M, Borg M, Shulman G. Local Ventromedial Hypothalamus Glucopenia Triggers Counterregulatory Hormone Release. Diabetes 1995, 44: 180-184. PMID: 7859938, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.2.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusFrontal lobeMicrodialysis probeCounterregulatory hormone releaseCellular glucopeniaCounterregulatory hormonesCounterregulatory responsesPlasma glucagonPlasma glucoseLocal perfusionHormone releaseCerebral tissueStriking elevationControl groupGlucopeniaBrain tissueGlucopenic agentHypoglycemiaRatsTwofold increaseLobeTissueNorepinephrineHypothalamusEpinephrine