2008
Short‐term metabolic and cardiovascular effects of metformin in markedly obese adolescents with normal glucose tolerance
Burgert TS, Duran EJ, Goldberg‐Gell R, Dziura J, Yeckel CW, Katz S, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Short‐term metabolic and cardiovascular effects of metformin in markedly obese adolescents with normal glucose tolerance. Pediatric Diabetes 2008, 9: 567-576. PMID: 18761646, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2008.00434.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal glucose toleranceInsulin sensitivityGlucose toleranceObese childrenDouble-blind clinical trialType 2 diabetes mellitusSubcutaneous fatCardio-metabolic consequencesBaseline insulin sensitivityImproved insulin sensitivityInsulin-resistant adolescentsHeart rate recoveryLong-term treatmentDeep subcutaneous fatShort-term useMagnetic resonance imagingPlacebo groupCardiovascular effectsDiabetes mellitusMetS groupClinical effectsLipid parametersInsulin sensitizersInflammatory cytokinesObese adolescents
1994
Metabolic Effects of rhIGF-1 in Normal Human Subjects
Rennert NJ, Boulware SD, Kerr D, Caprio S, Tamborlane WV, Sherwin RS. Metabolic Effects of rhIGF-1 in Normal Human Subjects. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1994, 343: 311-318. PMID: 8184741, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2988-0_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhIGF-1Hepatic glucose productionIGF-1Free fatty acidsGlucose productionGlucose uptakeEuglycemic clamp techniqueHuman IGF-1Normal human subjectsSpite of maintenanceSustained euglycemiaMetabolic effectsFFA levelsHypoglycemic effectClamp techniqueMetabolic actionsProfound reductionInsulinHypoglycemic hormoneFat cellsRatsComparable stimulationProtein breakdownSimilar extentEuglycemia
1993
Effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on the responses to and recognition of hypoglycemia in humans. A comparison with insulin.
Kerr D, Tamborlane WV, Rife F, Sherwin RS. Effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on the responses to and recognition of hypoglycemia in humans. A comparison with insulin. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1993, 91: 141-147. PMID: 8423214, PMCID: PMC330007, DOI: 10.1172/jci116163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1Insulin-like growth factor-1Growth factor-1Glucagon responseGlucose productionAbsent glucagon responsesPlasma glucose nadirsGrowth hormone responseInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaAwareness of hypoglycemiaGrowth hormone releaseFactor 1Hepatic glucose productionHuman insulin-like growth factor-1Recognition of hypoglycemiaSymptomatic awarenessNorepinephrine levelsCounterregulatory responsesHypoglycemic stimulusSympathetic activityGlucose nadirsGlucagon releaseBlood glucoseRebound increaseHormone release