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possible that α-cells develop insulin resistance, including blunted insulin-stimulated Akt phosphorylation, during chronic exposure to high glucose and insulin ( Tsuchiyama et al. 2007 ). Defective glucagon regulation can be caused by impaired paracrine
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Torekov SS 2018 Evidence of a liver-alpha cell axis in humans: hepatic insulin resistance attenuates relationship between fasting plasma glucagon and glucagonotropic amino acids . Diabetologia 61 671 – 680 . ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125
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Pregnancy represents a scenario of increased metabolic demand, where placenta-derived hormones promote peripheral insulin resistance to meet the increased energy needs of the developing fetus ( Catalano et al. 1993 ). Pregnancy in humans is associated with
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Introduction Glucagon is secreted from alpha cells located in pancreatic islets of Langerhans and is an important counter-regulatory hormone to insulin, acting to increase blood glucose. Indeed, it was this physiological hyperglycaemic effect