ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Ketone body turnover
;
ketogenesis
;
acetone
;
lipolysis
;
insulin
;
diabetes
;
glucagon
;
somatostatin
;
non-esterified fatty acids
;
glycerol
;
glucose
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To assess the role of glucagon and insulin in the acute regulation of ketone body kinetics in man, somatostatin was administered with various combinations of these hormones by replacement infusions in groups of six to seven normal subjects. Somatostatin-induced insulin and glucagon deficiency produced a threefold increase in total ketone body concentrations within 2 h. This increase was the combined result of enhanced production (71%), and decreased metabolic clearance (32%), as determined by14C-acetoacetate infusions. An associated elevation of non-esterified fatty acids (66%) and glycerol levels occurred. Glucagon replacement (2 ng · kg-1 · min-1) during insulin deficiency failed to enhance ketogenesis or lipolysis but lowered theβ-hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate concentration ratios. Hyperglycaemia, observed during glucagon administration and insulin deficiency, did not diminish ketone body production or lipolysis. In contrast, insulin replacement (150 μU · kg-1 · min-1) diminished lipolysis, lowered ketone production, and elevated the metabolic clearance rate of ketone bodies. Glucagon infusions (2 and 4 ng · kg-1 · min-1) during somatostatin and insulin replacement did not accelerate ketone body production or raise non-esterified fatty acid levels, but produced a dose-dependent elevation of blood glucose levels. The results suggest that glucagon is not an important ketogenic hormone under the conditions studied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01271167
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