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Heni, M. ; Wagner, R.* ; Kullmann, S. ; Veit, R.* ; Mat-Husin, H.* ; Linder, K. ; Benkendorff, C.* ; Peter, A. ; Stefan, N. ; Häring, H.-U. ; Preissl, H. ; Fritsche, A.

Central insulin administration improves whole-body insulin sensitivity via hypothalamus and parasympathetic outputs in men.

Diabetes 63, 4083-4088 (2014)
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Animal studies suggest that insulin action in the brain is involved in the regulation of peripheral insulin sensitivity. Whether this holds true in humans is unknown. Using intranasal application of insulin to the human brain, we studied impacts of brain insulin action on whole-body insulin sensitivity and mechanisms involved in this process.Insulin sensitivity was assessed by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic glucose clamp, before and after intranasal application of insulin and placebo in randomized order in lean and obese men. After insulin spray application in lean, higher glucose infusion rate was necessary to maintain euglycemia compared to placebo. Accordingly, clamp-derived insulin sensitivity index improved after insulin spray. In obese subjects, this insulin sensitizing effect could not be detected.Change in the high frequency band of heart rate variability, an estimate of parasympathetic output, correlated positively with change in whole-body insulin sensitivity after intranasal insulin. Improvement in whole-body insulin sensitivity correlated with the change in hypothalamic activity as assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging.In summary, intranasal insulin improves peripheral insulin sensitivity in lean but not in obese men. Furthermore, brain-derived peripheral insulin sensitization is associated with hypothalamic activity and parasympathetic outputs. Thus, our findings provide novel insights into the regulation of insulin sensitivity and the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in humans.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Corresponding Author
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0012-1797
e-ISSN 1939-327X
Journal Diabetes
Quellenangaben Volume: 63, Issue: 12, Pages: 4083-4088 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher American Diabetes Association
Publishing Place Alexandria, VA.
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM)
German Center for Diabetes Reseach (DZD)