1990
Effect of metformin treatment on insulin action in diabetic rats: In vivo and in vitro correlations
Rossetti L, DeFronzo R, Gherzi R, Stein P, Andraghetti G, Falzetti G, Shulman G, Klein-Robbenhaar E, Cordera R. Effect of metformin treatment on insulin action in diabetic rats: In vivo and in vitro correlations. Metabolism 1990, 39: 425-435. PMID: 2157941, DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(90)90259-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin receptor tyrosine kinase activityDiabetic ratsMetformin treatmentReceptor tyrosine kinase activityTyrosine kinase activitySupernormal levelsGlucose disposalInsulin-mediated whole-body glucose disposalTotal body insulin-mediated glucose disposalInsulin actionNeonatal streptozotocin diabetic ratsTotal body glucose uptakeInsulin-mediated glucose disposalWhole-body glucose disposalGlucose uptakeDeficient insulin responseNormalized glucose toleranceInsulin clamp studiesStreptozotocin-diabetic ratsVivo insulin actionHepatic glucose productionMuscle glycogen synthesisGlycogen synthesisSynthetic rateGlucose tolerance
1985
Metabolic Response to Three Years of Continuous, Basal Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusion in Type II Diabetic Patients*
BLACKSHEAR P, SHULMAN G, ROUSSELL A, NATHAN D, MINAKER K, ROWE J, ROBBINS D, COHEN A. Metabolic Response to Three Years of Continuous, Basal Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusion in Type II Diabetic Patients*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1985, 61: 753-760. PMID: 3897260, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-61-4-753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II diabetic patientsII diabetic patientsInsulin clamp studiesDiabetic patientsInsulin infusionClamp studiesObese type II diabetic patientsEuglycemic insulin clamp studiesInfusion pumpVitreous fluorescein concentrationHemoglobin A1c levelsMonths of treatmentGlucose disposal rateIntravenous insulin infusionNormal glycemic controlSerum triglyceride concentrationBlood glucose levelsInfusion of insulinImplantable infusion pumpInsulin infusion pumpA1c levelsGlycemic controlSignificant hypoglycemiaImmunoreactive insulinPlasma glucose