| Literature DB >> 2686622 |
L Pénicaud1, Y Hitier, P Ferré, J Girard.
Abstract
The insulin-resistant obese fa/fa rat is a convenient model in which to study a potential effect of metformin, a biguanide used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes, on insulin-mediated glucose utilization. Female fa/fa rats were given metformin orally for 8 days. Studies were performed on anaesthetized post-absorptive rats 5 h after the last dose of metformin. Glucose production and utilization were enhanced 1.5-fold in metformin-treated rats. The enhanced glucose production was almost entirely due to increased glucose recycling. The digestive tract was the only tissue responsible for the enhanced glucose utilization.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2686622 PMCID: PMC1133356 DOI: 10.1042/bj2620881
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857