Hepatic nonoxidative disposal of an oral glucose meal in patients with liver cirrhosis
Hepatic nonoxidative disposal of an oral glucose meal in patients with liver cirrhosis
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DOI:
10.1016/s0026-0495(99)90265-2
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发表时间:
1999-10-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Tappy, L
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作者:
Schneiter, P;Gillet, M;Tappy, L
Seven patients with liver cirrhosis and five healthy subjects were studied over 4 hours after ingestion of a glucose meal to determine whether alterations of hepatic nonoxidative glucose disposal participate in the pathogenesis of impaired glucose tolerance. Hepatic uridyl-diphosphoglucose (UDPG) turnover was calculated from the isotopic enrichment of urinary acetaminophen glucuronide during continuous infusion of C-13-galactose and used as an index of hepatic glycogen synthesis. Patients with cirrhosis had postprandial hyperglycemia and decreased glucose clearance, but hepatic UDPG turnover was not altered (1.84 +/- 0.29 mg/kg fat-free mass min v 1.76 +/- 0.15 in controls, nonsignificant). It is concluded that hepatic postprandial glycogen synthesis is unaltered in patients with advanced cirrhosis, demonstrating important hepatic functional reserve. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company.