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Increased nonoxidative glucose metabolism in idiopathic reactive hypoglycemia. 1996

F Leonetti, and M Foniciello, and P Iozzo, and O Riggio, and M Merli, and P Giovannetti, and P Sbraccia, and A Giaccari, and G Tamburrano
Servizio Speciale Emergenze Metaboliche Cattedra di Gastroenterologia 2, Universita "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy.

Idiopathic reactive hypoglycemia (IRH) is responsible for postprandial hypoglycemia. Normal insulin secretion and reduced response of glucagon to acute hypoglycemia, but mostly increased insulin sensitivity, represent the metabolic features of this syndrome- The present study has two aims: first, to investigate the fate of glucose utilization inside the cells to assess whether increased glucose disposal in IRH is due to the oxidative and/or nonoxidative pathway; and second, to evaluate glucagon response to prolonged insulin-induced hypoglycemia. In eight patients with IRH and eight normal (N) subjects, we performed two studies on different days: (1) 120-minute euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic (1.0 mU . kg-1 . min-1 regular human insulin) clamp associated with indirect calorimetry; and (2) 180-minute hypoglycemic (2.22 to 2.49 mmo/L achieved through 0.85 mU . kg-1 . min-1 intravenous [IV] regular human insulin) clamp. The results showed an increased insulin-mediated glucose uptake in IRH (9.10 +/- 0.19 v 6.78 +/- 0.18 mg kg-1 . min-1, P < .005). Glucose oxidation was similar in IRH subjects and controls both in basal conditions (1.39 +/- 0.16 v 1.42 +/- 0.15 mg . kg-1 . min-1 and during the clamp studies (2.57 +/- 0.21 v 2.78 +/- 0.26 mg . kg-1 . min-1. In contrast, nonoxidative glucose disposal was significantly higher in IRH than in N subjects (6.53 +/- 0.30 v 4.00 +/- 0.21 mg . kg-1 . min-1, P < .001). During insulinization, fat oxidation was reduced slightly more in IRH than in control subjects. During the hypoglycemic clamp, a significant (P < .01) increase in plasma glucagon concentrations was observed in normal subjects as compared with baseline, whereas no change occurred in IRH patients. In conclusion, in IRH: (1) increased insulin-mediated glucose disposal is due to the increase of nonoxidative glucose metabolism; and (2) glucagon secretion has been confirmed to be inadequate. The increase of insulin sensitivity associated with a deficiency in glucagon secretion can widely explain the occurrence of hypoglycemia in the late postprandial phase.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007003 Hypoglycemia A syndrome of abnormally low BLOOD GLUCOSE level. Clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies. Severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM resulting in HUNGER; SWEATING; PARESTHESIA; impaired mental function; SEIZURES; COMA; and even DEATH. Fasting Hypoglycemia,Postabsorptive Hypoglycemia,Postprandial Hypoglycemia,Reactive Hypoglycemia,Hypoglycemia, Fasting,Hypoglycemia, Postabsorptive,Hypoglycemia, Postprandial,Hypoglycemia, Reactive
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
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D001786 Blood Glucose Glucose in blood. Blood Sugar,Glucose, Blood,Sugar, Blood
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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