title: Augmented effect of short-term pulsatile versus continuous insulin delivery on lipid metabolism but similar effect on whole-body glucose metabolism in obese subjects.
abstract: The present study was designed to examine the effect of pulsatile versus continuous insulin delivery on glucose and lipid metabolism in insulin-resistant subjects. Six obese women (body mass index, 40.0 +/- 2.8 kg/m2) underwent a euglycemic glucose clamp (plasma glucose, 90 mg/dL) twice. In random order, insulin was infused intravenously for 375 minutes either at a constant rate (0.4 mU/kg/min) or in a pulsatile manner (2.4 mU/kg/min for 2 minutes followed by an off interval of 10 minutes). Endogenous insulin release was suppressed by infusion of somatostatin (250 micrograms/h). Mean circulating insulin concentrations were similar during the two protocols (pulsatile v continuous infusion, 60 +/- 10 v 56 +/- 9 mU/L), but pulsatile infusion was accompanied by oscillations with an amplitude of 120 mU/L. After 6 hours of pulsatile versus continuous insulin, isotopically determined total glucose disposal (3-3H-glucose) and hepatic glucose production (HGP) were comparable (pulsatile v continuous, 2.80 +/- 0.56 v 2.82 +/- 0.51 and 0.37 +/- 0.14 v 0.32 +/- 0.17 mg/kg/min). However, the rate of glucose oxidation (indirect calorimetry) was augmented (P < .05), whereas lipid oxidation tended to be diminished (.10 > P > .05) following pulsatile infusion. In addition, blood glycerol was more suppressed with pulsatile (31 +/- 9 nmol/L) than with continuous infusion (36 +/- 10 nmol/L, P < .05), whereas blood lactate, alanine, and 3-hydroxybutyrate were similar in the two infusion protocols.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine M (Endocrinology and Diabetes), Aarhus Kommunehospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mengel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pørksen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richelsen
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orskov
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015309:Glucose Clamp Technique; D006006:Glycogen Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D013004:Somatostatin; D006006:Glycogen Synthase; D005947:Glucose