2001
Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver
Abel E, Peroni O, Kim J, Kim Y, Boss O, Hadro E, Minnemann T, Shulman G, Kahn B. Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver. Nature 2001, 409: 729-733. PMID: 11217863, DOI: 10.1038/35055575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceGlucose uptakeAdipose tissueGLUT4 expressionInsulin-resistant statesDownregulation of GLUT4Glucose intoleranceGlucose transportAdipose massIntracellular storage sitesGlucose homeostasisInsulin actionDiabetesPhosphoinositide-3-OH kinaseImpaired activationSkeletal muscleMuscleMicePlasma membrane4Early defectsLiverMain siteAdipocytes
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 calorimetry