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Metabolic actions of insulin in men and women

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Magkos, Faidon, Wang, Xuewen, Mittendorfer, Bettina·2010·Nutrition

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Insulin is an important regulator of glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism. It suppresses hepatic glucose and triglyceride production, inhibits adipose tissue lipolysis and whole-body and muscle proteolysis, and stimulates glucose uptake in muscle. In this review we discuss what is currently known about the control of substrate metabolism by insulin in men and women. The data available so far indicate that women are more sensitive to insulin with regards to glucose metabolism (both in the liver and in muscle), whereas there are no differences between men and women in insulin action on lipolysis. Potential differences exist in the regulation of plasma triglyceride concentration and protein metabolism by insulin and in changes in insulin action in response to stimuli (e.g., weight loss and exercise) that are known to alter insulin sensitivity. However, these areas have not been studied comprehensively enough to draw firm conclusions.

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Authors
Magkos, F., Wang, X., & Mittendorfer, B.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Mittendorfer, Bettina
Venue
Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-07
Volume
26
Issue
7-8
Pages
686-693
ISSN
0899-9007 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1982510982
Cited by
129
References
137
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (KL2TR000450, UL1TR000448)
  • National Institute on Aging (K99AG031297, AG 031297, R00AG031297)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK56341, P30DK056341)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR049869, AR49869)
  • National Center for Research Resources (KL2RR024994, UL1RR024992)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD057796, P50HD057796)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
insulin action, sex differences, insulin sensitivity, glucose metabolism, hepatic glucose production, lipolysis, adipose tissue, muscle protein synthesis, muscle glucose uptake, plasma triglycerides, protein metabolism, weight loss, physical activity, sex hormones
MeSH terms
Female, Glucose, Humans, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Male, Proteins, Sex Factors, Triglycerides, Weight Loss, Exercise

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