1991
Myocardial protein turnover in patients with coronary artery disease. Effect of branched chain amino acid infusion.
Young LH, McNulty PH, Morgan C, Deckelbaum LI, Zaret BL, Barrett EJ. Myocardial protein turnover in patients with coronary artery disease. Effect of branched chain amino acid infusion. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1991, 87: 554-560. PMID: 1991838, PMCID: PMC296343, DOI: 10.1172/jci115030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBranched-chain amino acid infusionCoronary artery diseaseAmino acid infusionProtein turnoverBCAA infusionProtein synthesisArtery diseaseAcid infusionAmino acidsMyocardial protein turnoverCardiac double productCoronary blood flowPlasma insulin levelsMyocardial oxygen consumptionHuman heartProtein degradationNegative protein balanceEssential amino acidsMyocardial balanceInsulin levelsDouble productPhenylalanine balanceAnabolic effectsMyocardial uptakePostabsorptive patients
1988
Effect of Chronic Diabetes on Myocardial Fuel Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity
Barrett E, Schwartz R, Young L, Jacob R, Zaret B. Effect of Chronic Diabetes on Myocardial Fuel Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity. Diabetes 1988, 37: 943-948. PMID: 3290011, DOI: 10.2337/diab.37.7.943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial free fatty acidsFree fatty acidsMyocardial balanceInsulin clampBranched-chain amino acid concentrationsEuglycemic insulin clamp techniqueGlucose uptakeInsulin-induced hypoaminoacidemiaInsulin clamp techniqueInsulin-deficient diabetesPlasma glucose concentrationFuel substrate metabolismSignificant myocardial uptakeEffect of insulinMyocardial fuel metabolismSignificant glucose uptakePhysiologic hyperinsulinemiaBasal periodChronic diabetesDiabetic animalsInsulin sensitivityAcute effectsAdditional dogsAmino acid concentrationsMyocardial uptake