Non-esterified fatty acids impair insulin-mediated glucose uptake and disposition in the liver

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Aims/hypothesis. We investigated the effect of elevated circulating NEFA on insulin-mediated hepatic glucose uptake (HGU) and whole-body glucose disposal (M) in eight healthy male subjects. Methods. Studies were performed using positron emission tomography (PET) and [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) during euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemia (0-120 min) and an Intralipid/heparin infusion (IL/Hep; -90-120 min). On a different day, similar measurements were taken during euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemia and saline infusion (SAL). Graphical and compartmental analyses were used to model liver data. Results. Circulating NEFA increased approximately three-fold during IL/Hep, and declined by 81∓7% in the SAL study (p≤0.01). Both M (-28±7%) and HGU (-25±9%) were significantly lowered by NEFA elevation (p=0.004 and p=0.035 respectively). In the whole data set, the decreases in M and HGU were positively correlated (r=0.78, p=0.038). No evidence of [18F]FDG outflow was detected during the scanning time. HGU was correlated with the phosphorylation rate parameter (r=0.71, p=0.003) as derived by compartmental modelling. Conclusions/interpretation. In healthy men, NEFA impair insulin-mediated HGU and whole-body glucose uptake to a similar extent. Our data suggest that multiple intracellular NEFA targets may concur to down-regulate glucose uptake by the liver.

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Iozzo, P., Lautamaki, R., Geisler, F., Virtanen, K. A., Oikonen, V., Haaparanta, M., … Nuutila, P. (2004). Non-esterified fatty acids impair insulin-mediated glucose uptake and disposition in the liver. Diabetologia, 47(7), 1149–1156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-004-1443-2

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