1996
Time course of the defective α-cell response to hypoglycemia in diabetic BB rats
Jacob R, Dziura J, Morgen J, Shulman G, Sherwin R. Time course of the defective α-cell response to hypoglycemia in diabetic BB rats. Metabolism 1996, 45: 1422-1426. PMID: 8931649, DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90125-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusDays of diabetesBB ratsBB/Wor ratsNondiabetic BB ratsΑ-cell responseDiabetic BB ratsCourse of diabetesPancreatic glucagon levelsPancreatic glucagon contentBeta-cell functionPancreatic insulin contentHypoglycemic challengeCounterregulatory responsesDiabetes onsetDiabetes mellitusGlucagon levelsGlucagon releasePlasma glucagonGlucagon concentrationsInsulin clampGlucagon contentBaseline plasmaDisease onsetGroup 2
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 increaseLobeTissueNorepinephrineHypothalamusEpinephrineContribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration
Magnusson I, Rothman D, Gerard D, Katz L, Shulman G. Contribution of Hepatic Glycogenolysis to Glucose Production in Humans in Response to a Physiological Increase in Plasma Glucagon Concentration. Diabetes 1995, 44: 185-189. PMID: 7859939, DOI: 10.2337/diab.44.2.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet hepatic glycogenolysisLiver glycogen concentrationPlasma glucagon concentrationsHepatic glycogenolysisGlucagon concentrationsGlycogen concentrationLiver volumeGlucose productionPlasma glucose concentrationOverall glucose productionTwo-compartment modelHealthy subjectsPhysiological incrementsPhysiological increaseGlucose appearanceSame time periodMagnetic resonance imagesGlucose kineticsBaseline RaInfusionGlycogenolysisGlucose concentrationResonance imagesMumol