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Glucagon's metabolic action in health and disease.
Compr. Physiol. 11, 1759-1783 (2021)
Discovered almost simultaneously with insulin, glucagon is a pleiotropic hormone with metabolic action that goes far beyond its classical role to increase blood glucose. Albeit best known for its ability to directly act on the liver to increase de novo glucose production and to inhibit glycogen breakdown, glucagon lowers body weight by decreasing food intake and by increasing metabolic rate. Glucagon further promotes lipolysis and lipid oxidation and has positive chronotropic and inotropic effects in the heart. Interestingly, recent decades have witnessed a remarkable renaissance of glucagon's biology with the acknowledgment that glucagon has pharmacological value beyond its classical use as rescue medication to treat severe hypoglycemia. In this article, we summarize the multifaceted nature of glucagon with a special focus on its hepatic action and discuss the pharmacological potential of either agonizing or antagonizing the glucagon receptor for health and disease.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN
2040-4603
e-ISSN
2040-4603
Journal
Comprehensive Physiology
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Volume: 11,
Issue: 2,
Pages: 1759-1783
Publisher
Wiley
Publishing Place
Oxford
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Peer reviewed