2003
Local Lactate Perfusion of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Suppresses Hypoglycemic Counterregulation
Borg MA, Tamborlane WV, Shulman GI, Sherwin RS. Local Lactate Perfusion of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Suppresses Hypoglycemic Counterregulation. Diabetes 2003, 52: 663-666. PMID: 12606506, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.3.663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCounterregulatory hormone responsesVentromedial hypothalamusHormone responseSprague-Dawley ratsGlucose-sensing mechanismHypoglycemic counterregulationSystemic hypoglycemiaHormonal suppressionLactate perfusionApproximate fourfold increaseGlucose metabolismMicrodialysis perfusionGlucose perfusionHormonal responsesHypoglycemic plateauHypoglycemiaPerfusionL-lactateExogenous glucoseFourfold increaseGlucoseLactate
1999
Chronic hypoglycemia and diabetes impair counterregulation induced by localized 2-deoxy-glucose perfusion of the ventromedial hypothalamus in rats.
Borg MA, Borg WP, Tamborlane WV, Brines ML, Shulman GI, Sherwin RS. Chronic hypoglycemia and diabetes impair counterregulation induced by localized 2-deoxy-glucose perfusion of the ventromedial hypothalamus in rats. Diabetes 1999, 48: 584-587. PMID: 10078560, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.48.3.584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusSystemic hypoglycemiaChronic hypoglycemiaCellular glucopeniaDefective counterregulationDiabetic BBNondiabetic BBDiabetic groupEpinephrine responseNorepinephrine responseCatecholamine responsesIatrogenic hypoglycemiaDiabetic ratsGlucagon releaseEfferent pathwaysSympathoadrenal systemControl ratsHypoglycemic ratsHypoglycemiaGlucopeniaCounterregulationRatsHypothalamusPerfusionCritical role