AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 270, Issue 5 E858-E863, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Insulin resistance of skeletal muscle produced by hepatic parasympathetic interruption

H. Xie and W. W. Lautt
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

The objective was to determine the site of insulin resistance produced by intraportal atropine or surgical hepatic denervation. A modified euglycemic clamp was used in fasted cats to test the acute effect of insulin (100 mU/kg) on arteriovenous glucose gradients across the hindlimbs (mainly reflecting skeletal muscle), the guts (all organs draining into the portal vein), and the liver. Responses to insulin were determined before and after hepatic denervation and after 3 mg/kg intraportal atropine. The interventions were done in random order. Responses after either intervention were similar and were not potentiated by the combined treatment. Regional insulin resistance was assessed by comparing the change in glucose gradients in response to insulin before and after treatments. Hepatic and gut responses to insulin were unaltered, but hindlimb responses were significantly impaired after denervation or atropine. We speculate that the hepatic parasympathetic nerves regulate release of a liver-generated factor that selectively controls insulin effectiveness in skeletal muscle. This mechanism may be involved with insulin resistance in non-insulin-dependent diabetes and chronic liver disease.

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