Open AccessCHRONIC INHIBITORY EFFECT OF INSULIN ON PLASMA LIPID CONCENTRATIONS IN RATS WITH TRANSPLANTED PANCREAS
Author(s) -
Hideki Abe,
Nobuhiro Yamada,
Shun Ishibashi,
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200005270-00011
Subject(s) - hyperinsulinemia , medicine , endocrinology , insulin , pancreas , transplantation , triglyceride , insulin resistance , cholesterol
Hyperinsulinemia, which is usually related to insulin resistance, is considered to be an important risk factor for coronary artery disease. Our study examines the influence of portal delivery of endogenous insulin after pancreas transplantation on plasma lipid metabolism, as compared with systemic delivery of insulin.