1998
Effect of insulin on glycerol production in obese adolescents
Robinson C, Tamborlane W, Maggs D, Enoksson S, Sherwin R, Silver D, Shulman G, Caprio S. Effect of insulin on glycerol production in obese adolescents. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: e737-e743. PMID: 9575836, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.4.e737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet lipid oxidationObese adolescentsLean adultsGlycerol turnoverTwo-step euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clampFree fatty acid concentrationsBody fat massEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampSensitivity of adipocytesEffect of insulinAction of insulinObese groupLean subjectsInsulin resistanceAdipose massPlasma insulinFatty acid concentrationsAdolescent obesityFat massLean adolescentsImpaired stimulationPhysiological incrementsFFA levelsGlucose metabolismIndirect calorimetryEffect of epinephrine on muscle glycogenolysis and insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesis in humans
Laurent D, Petersen K, Russell R, Cline G, Shulman G. Effect of epinephrine on muscle glycogenolysis and insulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesis in humans. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: e130-e138. PMID: 9458758, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.1.e130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesisMuscle glycogen synthesisMuscle glycogenolysisEpinephrine infusionPhysiological increaseWhole-body glucose oxidationMuscle glycogen synthesis ratesPlasma epinephrine concentrationEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampGlucose infusion rateEffect of epinephrineGlycogen synthesisInsulin-stimulated glycogenesisBasal insulinControl subjectsPlasma glucoseEpinephrine concentrationsFree fatty acidsBasal valuesInfusion rateGlycogen synthesis rateMuscle glycogenEpinephrineGlycogenolysisMajor impairment
1997
Metabolic Defects in Lean Nondiabetic Offspring of NIDDM Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Perseghin G, Ghosh S, Gerow K, Shulman G. Metabolic Defects in Lean Nondiabetic Offspring of NIDDM Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diabetes 1997, 46: 1001-1009. PMID: 9166672, DOI: 10.2337/diab.46.6.1001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivityControl subjectsInsulin secretionNIDDM parentsNIDDM patientsFFA metabolismFFA concentrationsAbove confounding factorsInsulin-resistant offspringFree fatty acid levelsInverse correlationLDL cholesterol levelsHealthy control subjectsNormal insulin sensitivityIntravenous glucose bolusLower insulin sensitivityPlasma FFA concentrationEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampCross-sectional studyFirst-degree relativesPathogenesis of NIDDMDefective insulin secretionFatty acid levelsHigh free fatty acid levels