2006
Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity: Associations with Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Visceral Fat
Burgert TS, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Goodman TR, Yeckel CW, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Weiss R, Tamborlane WV, Savoye M, Seyal AA, Caprio S. Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity: Associations with Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Visceral Fat. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4287-4294. PMID: 16912127, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrahepatic fat accumulationAlanine aminotransferase levelsHepatic fat fractionVisceral fatInsulin sensitivityMagnetic resonance imagingFat accumulationAminotransferase levelsMetabolic syndromeFatty liverInsulin resistanceChildhood obesityResonance imagingLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHispanic race/ethnicityAbdominal fat partitioningSerum aminotransferase elevationFatty liver diseaseBiomarkers of inflammationHepatic fat accumulationReduced insulin sensitivityFat fractionRace/ethnicityAminotransferase elevation
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
1992
Diverse effects of insulin-like growth factor I on glucose, lipid, and amino acid metabolism
Boulware SD, Tamborlane WV, Matthews LS, Sherwin RS. Diverse effects of insulin-like growth factor I on glucose, lipid, and amino acid metabolism. American Journal Of Physiology 1992, 262: e130-e133. PMID: 1733244, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1992.262.1.e130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor IIGF-I levelsGrowth factor IInsulin secretionTotal IGF-I levelsFree IGF-I levelsAcid metabolismRecombinant human insulin-like growth factor IFactor IAmino acid metabolismFree fatty acid metabolismHealthy nonobese subjectsHuman insulin-like growth factor IHepatic glucose productionBranched-chain amino acidsExogenous glucose infusionFatty acid metabolismGlucagon levelsInsulin levelsNonobese subjectsContinuous infusionConcomitant inhibitory effectTwo- to threefold increaseC-peptideGlucose infusion
1991
Metabolic effects of IGF-I and insulin in spontaneously diabetic BB/w rats
Jacob RJ, Sherwin RS, Bowen L, Fryburg D, Fagin KD, Tamborlane WV, Shulman GI. Metabolic effects of IGF-I and insulin in spontaneously diabetic BB/w rats. American Journal Of Physiology 1991, 260: e262-e268. PMID: 1996629, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1991.260.2.e262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBB/W ratsBeta-hydroxybutyrate levelsDiabetic ratsNondiabetic ratsGlucose uptakeW ratsDiabetic BB/W ratsGlucose productionInsulin-like growth factor IIGF-I infusionDiabetic BB ratsInsulin-dependent diabetesMetabolic responseGrowth factor IHepatic glucose productionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeGlucose production rateBB ratsMetabolic effectsSimilar twofold increaseIGFRatsFactor IInsulinKetone concentrations