Evolution of Abnormal Insulin Secretory Responses During 48-h In Vivo Hyperglycemia

Recent in vitro studies have shown that insulin release caused by continuous exposure to high glucose concentration markedly falls within a few hours. We wanted to determine if a similar effect occurs in vivo with chronic intravenous infusions in normal rats. Male CD rats (200–250 g) were infused with 50% glucose at 2 ml/h for 6, 14, 24, or 48 h, whereas controls received 0.45% NaCl, and insulin responses were tested with the in vitro isolated perfused pancreas. Plasma glucose averaged 352 ± 20 mg/dl after 4 h and 396 ± 11 mg/dl after 24 h versus 137 ± 5 mg/dl in controls; plasma insulin at the same times was 8.94 ± 1.44 and 12.1 ± 2.62 ng/ml versus 1.69 ± 0.19 ng/ml in controls. The incremental insulin response caused by an increase in perfusate glucose from 2.8 to 16.7 mM was not significantly reduced after 24 h of glucose infusion; in contrast, paradoxical suppression was seen after 48 h. A second protocol examined glucose potentiation by giving 10 mM arginine at 2.8 and 16.7 mM glucose; a hyperresponse to arginine at the lower glucose level was present after just 14 h of infusion. Therefore, these results do not support the hypothesis that β-cells lose their sensitivity to glucose within hours of being exposed to higher than normal glucose concentrations.

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