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Increased disorderliness of basal insulin release, attenuated insulin secretory burst mass, and reduced ultradian rhythmicity of insulin secretion in older individuals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9398719     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Insulin is secreted in a pulsatile fashion. Rapid pulses are considered to be important for inhibiting hepatic glucose output, and ultradian pulses for stimulating peripheral glucose disposal. Aging is characterized by a progressive impairment in carbohydrate tolerance. We undertook the current studies to determine whether alterations in pulsatile insulin release accompany the age-related changes in carbohydrate metabolism. Healthy young (n = 8; body mass index, 21 +/- 1 kg/m2; age, 24 +/- 1 yr) and old (n = 9; body mass index, 24 +/- 1 kg/m2; age, 77 +/- 2 yr) volunteers underwent two studies. In the first study, insulin was sampled every 1 min for 150 min, and pulse analysis was conducted using a recently validated multiparameter deconvolution technique. In the second study, insulin was sampled every 10 min for 600 min, and insulin release was evaluated by Cluster analysis. In the 150-min studies, insulin secretory burst mass (P < 0.05) and amplitude (P < 0.01) were reduced in the elderly. In addition, approximate entropy, a measure of irregularity or disorderliness of insulin release, was increased in the aged (P < 0.01). In the 600-min studies, interpulse interval was greater in the aged (P < 0.05), and burst number was less (P < 0.05). We conclude that normal aging is characterized by more disorderly insulin release, a reduction in the amplitude and mass of rapid insulin pulses, and a decreased frequency of ultradian pulses. Whether these alterations in insulin pulsatility contribute directly to the age-related changes in carbohydrate metabolism will require further study.
Authors:
G S Meneilly; A S Ryan; J D Veldhuis; D Elahi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism     Volume:  82     ISSN:  0021-972X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.     Publication Date:  1997 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-01-13     Completed Date:  1998-01-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375362     Medline TA:  J Clin Endocrinol Metab     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4088-93     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activity Cycles / physiology*
Adult
Aged
Aging / metabolism*
Blood Glucose / analysis
Body Composition
Body Constitution
Cluster Analysis
Female
Glucose Clamp Technique
Humans
Insulin / blood,  secretion*
Male
Osmolar Concentration
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1K04-HD-00634/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 11061-68-0/Insulin

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