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2671746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
The present study investigated whether or not, in addition to the oral glucose tolerance test, oral alanine loading was a useful diagnostic tool for hormonal and metabolic diseases. Fifty g of L-alanine was administered orally in 14 normal, 12 diabetic, and 8 liver cirrhotic subjects. The influence of oral alanine loading on hormones and metabolites was compared with the results of 100 g oral glucose loading. The results obtained were as follows: 1) In the normal subjects and cirrhotics, lactate and pyruvate concentrations gradually increased with time and reached their peak levels at 60 min, whereas they remained unchanged throughout the course in the diabetic group at glucose loading. 2) Alanine administration accelerated ureogenesis but did not affect blood glucose levels. 3) In both glucose and L-alanine administration, free fatty acid, glycerol and ketone body levels declined nonspecifically in all groups. 4) Serum glucagon levels during L-alanine loading increased in all groups, especially in liver cirrhotics. 5) L-alanine was a potent stimulus for insulin secretion in diabetics, while no insulin release during glucose loading was observed. 6) The molar ratio of insulin levels (during glucose loading)/glucagon levels (during L-alanine loading) was a good indicator of systemic glucose homeostasis from the hormonal aspect. It is suggested that, in addition to the oral glucose tolerance test, the oral administration of L-alanine can be a useful tool for the diagnosis of the status in diabetes mellitus and cirrhosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0027-7622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Pancreatic alpha- and beta-cell function and metabolic changes during oral L-alanine and glucose administration: comparative studies between normal, diabetic and cirrhotic subjects.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study