[Insulin secretion and utilization of insulin in piglets after insulin, arginine and glucose loads]. 1986

J Nowak, and J Kania

The insulin secretion and utilization dynamics have been investigated in 35 six weeks old healthy piglets in order to find the connection with spontaneous hypoglycemia. The trial to load piglets with insulin showed an average time t1/2 = 4.93 minutes accepted as normal in 10 piglets with the mean increase in body weight equal to 0.19 kg/day, prolonged time t1/2 = 7.56 minutes in 7 piglets with the decreased gain of body weight to 0.108 kg/day, and short time t1/2 = 2.78 minutes with the poor gain of body weight in 6 piglets at the age of 6 weeks. In 10 weeks old piglets the noted time t1/2 was 14.7 minutes. The trial to load piglets with L-arginine--HC1 showed a high insulin secretion amounting to 105.5 microU/ml of plasma in 3 piglets only, assumed as correct, and a low insulin secretion amounting to an average of 20.5 microU/ml of plasma in 10 piglets corresponding, according to the criteria of diagnostics, to the subclinical form of human diabetes mellitus. The glucose tolerance test enabled to distinguish 7 strongly reacting piglets (over 100 microU/ml of plasma), 10 moderately responding piglets (from 20 to 100 microU/ml), and 2 piglets not responding (16 microU/ml) by means of increase in insulin concentration. The differentiated results with the individuals deviations to subclinical values observed in healthy piglets, point to serious difficulties in the maintenance of the equilibrium between insulin secretion and utilization. Excessive secretion lasting over 2 hrs and very fast utilization of insulin as well as the level of glucose not compensated by gluconeogenesis, can be the cause of hypoglycemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007328 Insulin A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1). Iletin,Insulin A Chain,Insulin B Chain,Insulin, Regular,Novolin,Sodium Insulin,Soluble Insulin,Chain, Insulin B,Insulin, Sodium,Insulin, Soluble,Regular Insulin
D005947 Glucose A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement. Dextrose,Anhydrous Dextrose,D-Glucose,Glucose Monohydrate,Glucose, (DL)-Isomer,Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer,Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer,D Glucose,Dextrose, Anhydrous,Monohydrate, Glucose
D000078790 Insulin Secretion Production and release of insulin from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS that primarily occurs in response to elevated BLOOD GLUCOSE levels. Secretion, Insulin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001120 Arginine An essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form. Arginine Hydrochloride,Arginine, L-Isomer,DL-Arginine Acetate, Monohydrate,L-Arginine,Arginine, L Isomer,DL Arginine Acetate, Monohydrate,Hydrochloride, Arginine,L Arginine,L-Isomer Arginine,Monohydrate DL-Arginine Acetate
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog

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