AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 261, Issue 4 E430-E436, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Cephalic phase insulin release in normal weight males: verification and reliability

K. L. Teff, R. D. Mattes and K. Engelman
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.

The existence and reliability of cephalic phase insulin release (CPIR) were tested in 20 normal weight males. Each subject was challenged three times with the same food stimulus over a 5-day period. Four baseline blood samples were taken at 5-min intervals before food ingestion and then every 2 min for 16 min postingestion. Significant increases in plasma insulin were found at 4 min postingestion on each trial day. CPIR was found to be highly reproducible between trials (r = 0.83; P less than 0.001). Fifty percent of the subjects exhibited a significant increase of plasma insulin above their own baseline mean on the first trial, whereas 75 and 72% exhibited increases on trials 2 and 3, respectively. Only two subjects (10%) did not demonstrate a response on any trial. A significant decline in plasma glucose was observed at 4 min postingestion on trials 2 and 3. No significant changes in plasma glucagon were found during any trial day. This study confirms a reliable CPIR in normal weight males.

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