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(Hypertension. 1995;25:214-218.)
© 1995 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Insulin and Forearm Vasodilation in Hypertension-Prone Men

U. Lennart Hulthén; Tomas Endre; Ingrid Mattiasson; Göran Berglund

From the Departments of Endocrinology (U.L.H.) and of Medicine (T.E., I.M., G.B.), Lund University, Malmö University Hospital (Sweden).

Abstract Insulin-stimulated peripheral glucose uptake and insulin-mediated forearm vasodilation were investigated in 38 normotensive men with a family history of hypertension (relatives) compared with 27 age- and body mass index–matched normotensive men with no family history of hypertension (control subjects). The euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp technique was used to measure peripheral glucose uptake (insulin sensitivity index) and the metabolic clearance rate of insulin. Intra-arterial blood pressure and forearm blood flow were determined simultaneously, and forearm vascular resistance was calculated. The insulin sensitivity index was lower in relatives than in control subjects. The metabolic clearance rate of insulin was reduced and did not correlate to glucose disposal in the relatives as opposed to the control subjects. Forearm blood flow increased and forearm vascular resistance decreased to a similar extent in the two groups during the clamp. The vasodilator response was positively correlated to glucose disposal only in the relatives. In conclusion, impaired insulin-stimulated peripheral glucose uptake in normotensive sons from hypertensive families was accompanied by retained insulin-mediated forearm vasodilation. Thus, skeletal muscle blood flow supply does not seem to be the major determinant for glucose disposal. On the other hand, the positive correlation between glucose disposal and decrease in forearm vascular resistance in the relatives suggests that insulin-mediated vasodilation may be a limiting factor for peripheral glucose uptake in insulin-resistant individuals.

Key Words: glucose clamp technique • hypertension, family history of • forearm • insulin resistance • insulin

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