2001
Stimulating Effects of Low-Dose Fructose on Insulin-Stimulated Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis in Humans
Petersen K, Laurent D, Yu C, Cline G, Shulman G. Stimulating Effects of Low-Dose Fructose on Insulin-Stimulated Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis in Humans. Diabetes 2001, 50: 1263-1268. PMID: 11375325, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.6.1263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNet hepatic glycogen synthesisHepatic glycogen synthesisGlycogen synthesisSynthase fluxInfusion of fructoseLow-dose infusionType 2 diabetesEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic conditionsPotential therapeutic valueHepatic glycogen metabolismThreefold increaseFructose studiesEuglycemic hyperinsulinemiaHyperinsulinemic conditionsFructose infusionControl studyTherapeutic valueInfusionType 1Glucokinase activityGlycogen metabolismIndirect pathwaysStimulating effectInsulinStimulation
1999
Impaired Glucose Transport as a Cause of Decreased Insulin-Stimulated Muscle Glycogen Synthesis in Type 2 Diabetes
Cline G, Petersen K, Krssak M, Shen J, Hundal R, Trajanoski Z, Inzucchi S, Dresner A, Rothman D, Shulman G. Impaired Glucose Transport as a Cause of Decreased Insulin-Stimulated Muscle Glycogen Synthesis in Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 240-246. PMID: 10413736, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907223410404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle glycogen synthesisType 2 diabetes mellitusConcentrations of insulinNormal subjectsDiabetes mellitusGlucose metabolismGlycogen synthesisGlucose concentrationWhole-body glucose metabolismInsulin-stimulated muscle glycogen synthesisIntracellular glucose concentrationType 2 diabetesPlasma insulin concentrationGlucose transportImpaired glucose transportInterstitial fluid glucose concentrationsOpen-flow microperfusionIntramuscular glucoseInterstitial fluidGlucose-6-phosphate concentrationInsulin resistanceVivo microdialysisInsulin concentrationsHyperinsulinemic conditionsPatients