Abstract
Glucocorticoids impair glucose tolerance by inducing insulin resistance. We investigated the dose-dependent effects of glucocorticoid treatment on islet-cell function in healthy males and studied the role of the autonomic nervous system.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Metabolism |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 568-577 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 0026-0495 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anthropometry
- Arginine
- Blood Glucose
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Double-Blind Method
- Glucagon
- Glucocorticoids
- Glucose Clamp Technique
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Hyperglycemia
- Incretins
- Islets of Langerhans
- Male
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatic Function Tests
- Prednisolone
- Stimulation, Chemical
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- Vagus Nerve
- Young Adult