title: Interactions of stress hormones on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in man with partial insulin deficiency.
abstract: The metabolic responses to 4-h infusions of adrenaline (3 micrograms kg-1 h-1) and cortisol (10 mg m-2 h-1 for 2 h followed by 5 mg m-2 h-1 for 2 h), separately and in combination, have been studied in six healthy subjects with concurrent somatostatin infusion (250 micrograms h-1). A combined infusion of adrenaline, cortisol, glucagon (180 ng kg-1 h-1) and somatostatin has also been studied. Somatostatin plus adrenaline and somatostatin plus cortisol resulted in hyperglycaemia (at 240 min, somatostatin plus adrenaline 11.4 +/- 0.4 mmol l-1, P less than 0.001; somatostatin plus cortisol 6.7 +/- 0.3 mmol l-1, P less than 0.05; somatostatin alone 4.9 +/- 0.4 mmol l-1). No synergistic effect on blood glucose was seen with adrenaline and cortisol together. When glucagon was added, blood glucose rose more rapidly than without glucagon (9.3 +/- 0.4 mmol l-1 v. 7.2 +/- 0.5 mmol l-1 at 45 min, P less than 0.001), but plateau values were similar. Plasma NEFA levels were raised by somatostatin plus adrenaline (0.55 +/- 0.04-1.82 +/- 0.11 mmol l-1 at 60 min). Somatostatin plus cortisol had no more effect on plasma NEFA than somatostatin alone. During the combined infusion of somatostatin plus adrenaline plus cortisol, a synergistic effect on plasma NEFA was observed (2.30 +/- 0.11 mmol l-1 at 60 min, P less than 0.01 v. somatostatin plus adrenaline). This occurred despite a small escape of insulin secretion. The lipolytic actions of adrenaline are potentiated by elevated circulating cortisol levels in insulin-deficient man.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000409:Alanine / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000097:blood*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D005990:Glycerol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000172:deficiency*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000097:blood; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007328:Insulin; D007773:Lactates; D008055:Lipids; D011773:Pyruvates; D013004:Somatostatin; D005934:Glucagon; D000409:Alanine; D005990:Glycerol; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D004837:Epinephrine