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Insulin Binding to Monocytes and Insulin Action in Human Obesity, Starvation, and Refeeding
Ralph A. Defronzo, … , Rosa Hendler, Philip Felig
Ralph A. Defronzo, … , Rosa Hendler, Philip Felig
Published July 1, 1978
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1978;62(1):204-213. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI109108.
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Insulin Binding to Monocytes and Insulin Action in Human Obesity, Starvation, and Refeeding

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Insulin binding to monocytes and insulin action in vivo was examined in 14 obese subjects during the postabsorptive state and after starvation and refeeding. Tissue sensitivity to insulin was evaluated with the euglycemic insulin clamp technique. The plasma insulin concentration is acutely raised and maintained 100 μU/ml above the fasting level, and plasma glucose is held constant by a variable glucose infusion. The amount of glucose infused is a measure of tissue sensitivity to insulin and averaged 285±15 mg/m2 per min in controls compared to 136±13 mg/m2 per min in obese subjects (P <0.001). 125I-Insulin binding to monocytes averaged 8.3±0.4% in controls vs. 4.6±0.5% in obese subjects (P < 0.001). Insulin binding and insulin action were highly correlated in both control (r = 0.86, P < 0.001) and obese (r = 0.94, P < 0.001) groups. Studies employing tritiated glucose to measure glucose production indicated hepatic as well as extrahepatic resistance to insulin in obesity.

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Ralph A. Defronzo, Vijay Soman, Robert S. Sherwin, Rosa Hendler, Philip Felig

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