title: Effect of somatostatin and a glucagon-specific analog on glucose homeostasis during arginine infusion.
abstract: The glucose response to arginine infusion in normal rats was studied during insulin and glucagon deficiency (somatostatin infusion, 1 mg/kg/hr) or selective glucagon deficiency ([D-Cys14]-somatostain infusion, 1 mg/kg/hr). In control studies, plasma glucose levels rose 14 mg/dl in response to arginine and returned to basal levels at the termination of the infusion. Insulin levels increased 136 +/- 12 muU/ml and glucagon increased 76 +/- 12 pg/ml during the infusion. Infusion of somatostatin resulted in supression of both arginine-induced insulin and arginine-induced glucagon release, and marked hyperglycemia ensued. The administration of [D-Cys14]-somatostatin during arginine infusion produced no associated hyperglycemia. It resulted in suppression of glucagon secretion and a modest rise in insulin release. These results demonstrate that the hyperglycemic effects of somatostatin in arginine-treated animals do not arise in animals treated with glucagon-specific somatostatin analogs.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D006706:Homeostasis; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D013004:Somatostatin; D005934:Glucagon; D001120:Arginine