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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-6-3
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pubmed:abstractText |
A 3-month-old female leprechaun demonstrated extreme insulin resistance with hyperinsulinemia (330 mumol/L) and resistance to exogenous insulin. Insulin binding to erythrocytes, cultured lymphocytes, and fibroblasts from the patient were decreased to less than 20% of normal, whereas insulin-like growth factor I binding to fibroblasts was normal. Antiinsulin receptor antibody binding to cultured lymphocytes was also decreased to 20% of normal, indicating a decreased concentration of insulin receptors on the cell surface. The ability of insulin to stimulate D-[14C]glucose uptake was decreased to 35% of normal in the patient's fibroblasts, and the dose-response curve was shifted to the right. With time, the insulin resistance fluctuated from near normal (fasting insulin, 244.0 pmol/L) to severe resistance (fasting insulin, 5740-9328 pmol/L), and an insulin tolerance test revealed amelioration of insulin resistance during remission. However, insulin binding to erythrocytes and adipocytes was decreased persistently to 20% of normal. These results indicate that the patient had a primary defect in her insulin receptors, i.e. decreased insulin receptor concentration. The variable degree of insulin resistance was possibly due to variable receptor function in the signal transmission process.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0021-972X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
66
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1084-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Adipose Tissue,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Blood Glucose,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Cells, Cultured,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Erythrocytes,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Fibroblasts,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Growth Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Insulin,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Insulin Resistance,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I,
pubmed-meshheading:3283161-Receptor, Insulin
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Fluctuation of insulin resistance in a leprechaun with a primary defect in insulin binding.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Third Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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