Pyruvate dehydrogenase inactivity is not responsible for sepsis-induced insulin resistance

Critical Care Medicine
R E ShangrawC H Lang

Abstract

To determine whether activation of pyruvate dehydrogenase with dichloroacetate can reverse sepsis-induced insulin resistance in humans or rats. Prospective, controlled study. Intensive care unit (ICU) and laboratory at a university medical center. Nine patients were admitted to the ICU with Gram-negative sepsis, confirmed by cultures. In addition, chronically instrumented, Sprague-Dawley rats, either controls or with live Escherichia coli-induced sepsis. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, with or without coadministration of dichloroacetate. In humans, a primed, constant infusion of [6,6-2H2]glucose was used to determine endogenous glucose production and whole-body glucose disposal. Septic humans exhibited impaired maximal insulin-stimulated glucose utilization (39.5 +/- 2.7 mumol/kg/min), despite complete suppression of endogenous glucose production. In rats, a primed, constant infusion of [3-3H]glucose was used to determine endogenous glucose production and whole-body glucose disposal. Tissue glucose uptake in vivo was determined by [14C]-2-deoxyglucose uptake. Maximal, whole-body, insulin-stimulated glucose utilization was 205 +/- 11 and 146 +/- 9 mumol/kg/min in control and septic rats, respectively. The defect was specific ...Continue Reading

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