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Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1982;70(5):1031-1041. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI110690.
Abstract
To study the effect of insulin on leucine kinetics, three groups of conscious dogs were studied after an overnight fast (16-18 h). One, saline-infused group (n = 5), served as control. The other two groups were infused with somatostatin and constant replacement amount of glucagon; one group (n = 6) received no insulin replacement, to produce acute insulin deficiency, and the other (n = 6) was constantly replaced with 600 μU/kg per min insulin, to produce twice basal hyperinsulinemia. Hepatic and extrahepatic splanchnic (gut) balance of leucine and α-ketoisocaproate (KIC) were calculated using the arteriovenous difference technique. l,4,5,[3H]Leucine was used to measure the rates (micromoles per kilogram per minute) of appearance (Ra) and disappearance (Rd), and clearance (Cl) of plasma leucine (milliliters per kilogram per minute).
Authors
Naji N. Abumrad, L. S. Jefferson, S. R. Rannels, P. E. Williams, A. D. Cherrington, W. W. Lacy
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