Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the influence of iv infusion (50-1 ng kg-1 min) of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and isoproterenol on glucose homeostasis in normal man. Epinephrine infusion produced a 40–45 mg/dl increment of plasma glucose concentration which resulted from both a transient 85–90% rise in glucose production (P <0.005) and the failure of glucose uptake to increase consistently in response to hyperglycemia. Plasma insulin increased slightly (20–25‥), while plasma glucagon remained unchanged. Norepinephrine infusion produced a much smaller increase in glucose production (25–30‥) and plasma glucose (10–15 mg/dl) compared to epinephrine (P < 0.01 and P < 0.025, respectively). The increase in glucose output was very transient and was not followed by a significant elevation of glucose uptake. Plasma insulin and glucagon levels remained unchanged. The infusion of isoproterenol resulted in a 30–35% increase in glucose production (P < 0.025) which remained at levels significantly above baseline ...
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