Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial amino acid uptake in patients with coronary artery disease
McNulty P, Jacob R, Deckelbaum L, Young L. Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial amino acid uptake in patients with coronary artery disease. Metabolism 2000, 49: 1365-1369. PMID: 11079831, DOI: 10.1053/meta.2000.9510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBranched-chain amino acidsIschemic heart diseaseMyocardial uptakeArterial plasmaHeart diseaseChronic ischemic heart diseaseCoronary artery diseasePlasma BCAA concentrationsEffect of hyperinsulinemiaMyocardial glucose uptakeNet myocardial uptakeEuglycemic insulin infusionsNet glutamate uptakeOxidative energy substratesPossible salutary effectsBCAA uptakeMyocardial utilizationEuglycemic hyperinsulinemiaArtery diseaseInsulin levelsBCAA concentrationsInsulin infusionAmino acid uptakeAnabolic effectsCardiovascular disease