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ArticleDiabetologia2021

Heterogeneity in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake among different muscle groups in healthy lean people and people with obesity.

Han-Chow E Koh, Stephan van Vliet, Gretchen A Meyer, Richard Laforest, Robert J Gropler, Samuel Klein, Bettina Mittendorfer

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han-Chow E KohCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-4967
Stephan van VlietCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-555X
Gretchen A MeyerProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-3993
Richard LaforestMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-1439
Robert J GroplerMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-0570
Samuel KleinCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7127-1156
Bettina MittendorferCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA. mittendb@wustl.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-2677
Washington University in St. Louis · USMallinckrodt (United States) · US

Funding

Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational SciencesUL1TR002345 · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$9.3M
Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 1999 to 2025
$5.7M
WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2022 to 2025
$5.6M
RESOURCE BASED CENTER FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINEP30AR074992 · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$641k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000448NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR074992NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020579NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056341NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK115400
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aims/hypothesisIt has been proposed that muscle fibre type composition and perfusion are key determinants of insulin-stimulated muscle glucose uptake, and alterations in muscle fibre type composition and perfusion contribute to muscle, and consequently whole-body, insulin resistance in people with obesity. The goal of the study was to evaluate the relationships among muscle fibre type composition, perfusion and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake rates in healthy, lean people and people with obesity.

methodsWe measured insulin-stimulated whole-body glucose disposal and glucose uptake and perfusion rates in five major muscle groups (erector spinae, obliques, rectus abdominis, hamstrings, quadriceps) in 15 healthy lean people and 37 people with obesity by using the hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp procedure in conjunction with [

resultsWe found: (1) a twofold difference in glucose uptake rates among muscles in both the lean and obese groups (rectus abdominis: 67 [51, 78] and 32 [21, 55] μmol kg CONCLUSIONS/

interpretationObesity-associated insulin resistance is generalised across all major muscles, and is not caused by alterations in muscle fibre type composition or perfusion. In addition, insulin-stimulated whole-body glucose disposal relative to fat-free mass provides a reliable index of muscle glucose uptake rate.

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PMID33511440
PMCPMC8336476
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