title: Impact of infection on hepatic disposal of a peripheral glucose infusion in the conscious dog.
abstract: The effect of infection on hepatic uptake and disposal of a continuous (180-min) intravenous glucose infusion (8 mg.kg-1.min-1) was examined in conscious, 54-h-fasted, chronically catheterized dogs. Thirty-six hours before a study, either infection was induced by implantation of an Escherichia coli-containing (INF; 2 x 10(9) organisms/kg body wt; n = 6) fibrinogen clot, or a sterile (SH; n = 6) clot was implanted into the peritoneal cavity. Hepatic glucose metabolism was assessed using tracer ([3-3H]glucose and [U-14C]glucose) and arteriovenous difference techniques. Infection increased the basal rate of glucose appearance (45%); glucose levels were not altered. In response to glucose infusion, average blood glucose levels increased to similar levels (140 +/- 9 vs. 147 +/- 11 mg/dl in INF and SH, respectively), whereas arterial insulin levels were higher in the infected group during the last hour of the glucose infusion (77 +/- 10 vs. 41 +/- 5 microU/ml in INF vs. SH). Infection impaired net hepatic glucose uptake (0.6 +/- 0.5 and 2.7 +/- 0.7 mg.kg-1.min-1 in INF and SH; P < 0.05). The liver remained a persistent lactate consumer (4.1 +/- 1.8 mumol.kg-1.min-1), whereas the sham group became a net producer of lactate (-3.8 +/- 1.3 mumol.kg-1.min-1). Infection decreased net hepatic glycogen deposition by 53%. In conclusion, infection impairs net hepatic glucose uptake and glycogen deposition despite an exaggerated increase in insulin levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0615, USA.
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lacy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005943:Gluconeogenesis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010187:Pancreatic Hormones / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D010187:Pancreatic Hormones; D006003:Glycogen; D005947:Glucose