Mechanisms of the free fatty acid-induced increase in hepatic glucose production

1  Department of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8; 2  Department of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4; and 3  Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7 The associations between obesity, insul...

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Published in:American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism 2003-05, Vol.284 (5), p.E863-E873
Main Authors: Lam, Tony K. T, Carpentier, Andre, Lewis, Gary F, van de Werve, Gerald, Fantus, I. George, Giacca, Adria
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - metabolism
Gluconeogenesis - physiology
Homeostasis
Humans
Insulin - metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
Liver - metabolism
Time Factors
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Summary:1  Department of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8; 2  Department of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4; and 3  Department of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7 The associations between obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are well documented. Free fatty acids (FFA), which are often elevated in obesity, have been implicated as an important link in these associations. Contrary to muscle glucose metabolism, the effects of FFA on hepatic glucose metabolism and the associated mechanisms have not been extensively investigated. It is still controversial whether FFA have substantial effects on hepatic glucose production, and the mechanisms responsible for these putative effects remain unknown. We review recent progress in this area and try to clarify controversial issues regarding the mechanisms responsible for the FFA-induced increase in hepatic glucose production in the postabsorptive state and during hyperinsulinemia. lipid; hepatic insulin resistance
ISSN:0193-1849
1522-1555
DOI:10.1152/ajpendo.00033.2003