Abstract
The metabolic effects of a selective hepatic vagotomy (HV) were investigated at rest and immediately after a 50-min exercise period (26 m/min, 0% grade) in rats subjected to an overnight 50% food restriction. This dietary restriction reduced liver glycogen content to 50% of normal resting concentrations (2.2-2.8 g/100 g). No significant differences between HV and sham-operated rats were found in resting and exercising beta-hydroxybutyrate, glucose, glycerol, and insulin concentrations. Postexercise liver glycogen concentrations were reduced to approximately 1.0 g/100 g in both HV and sham-operated groups. This decrease was associated with significantly (P less than 0.01) lower postexercise glycogen levels in the soleus muscle of HV rats (2.6 times) along with higher plasma free fatty acid concentrations (P less than 0.01). These data provide evidence that HV combined with a progressive decrease in liver glycogen content may influence substrate regulation during exercise. They also support the concept of the existence of hepatic glucoreceptors responsive to a decrease in liver glycogen content.
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