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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 250: E248-E252, 1986;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 250, Issue 3 248-E252, Copyright © 1986 by American Physiological Society

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Glutamine blocks lipolysis and ketogenesis of fasting

E. Cersosimo, P. Williams, B. Hoxworth, W. Lacy and N. Abumrad

Several in vivo studies have indirectly suggested a relationship between blood glutamine and ketonemia. The present study was designed to characterize the role glutamine plays in regulating lipolysis and ketogenesis during fasting in vivo. Twelve dogs had catheters implanted in the hepatic and portal veins (V) and in the femoral artery (A) 17-21 days before study. The animals were fasted for 4 days. After a 120-min rest and 40-min basal periods, 6 dogs received an infusion of L-glutamine at 6 mumol X kg-1 X min-1 and 6 received saline and acted as controls. Hepatic and splanchnic balances (mumol X kg-1 X min-1) were estimated by A-V differences multiplied by blood flow determined by indocyanine green. Fasting was associated with a compensated (no change in pH) mild metabolic acidosis but no change in plasma insulin and glucagon or blood glutamine. L-Glutamine infusion increased blood glutamine by 20% but decreased arterial free fatty acids (FFA, from 1,054 +/- 47 to 850 +/- 43 mumol/l, P less than 0.01), beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB, from 136 +/- 15 to 66 +/- 8 mumol/l, P less than 0.01), acetoacetate (AcAc, from 168 +/- 26 to 86 +/- 21 mumol/l, P less than 0.01), and glycerol (from 90 +/- 4 to 65 +/- 5 mumol/l, P less than 0.01). It also decreased hepatic uptake of glycerol (from 2.5 +/- 0.5 to 0.8 +/- 0.3 mumol X kg-1 X min-1, P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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