Glucagon Clearance is Decreased in Chronic Kidney Disease, but Preserved in Liver Cirrhosis
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Glucagon Clearance is Decreased in Chronic Kidney Disease, but Preserved in Liver Cirrhosis. / Grøndahl, Magnus F. G.; Lange, Andreas H.; Suppli, Malte P.; Bagger, Jonatan I.; Thing, Mira; Gluud, Lise L.; Kofod, Dea H.; Hornum, Mads; Van Hall, Gerrit; Trammell, Samuel A. J.; Grevengoed, Trisha J.; Hartmann, Bolette; Holst, Jens J.; Vilsbøll, Tina; Christensen, Mikkel B.; Lund, Asger B.; Knop, Filip K.
I: Diabetes, 2024.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Glucagon Clearance is Decreased in Chronic Kidney Disease, but Preserved in Liver Cirrhosis
AU - Grøndahl, Magnus F. G.
AU - Lange, Andreas H.
AU - Suppli, Malte P.
AU - Bagger, Jonatan I.
AU - Thing, Mira
AU - Gluud, Lise L.
AU - Kofod, Dea H.
AU - Hornum, Mads
AU - Van Hall, Gerrit
AU - Trammell, Samuel A. J.
AU - Grevengoed, Trisha J.
AU - Hartmann, Bolette
AU - Holst, Jens J.
AU - Vilsbøll, Tina
AU - Christensen, Mikkel B.
AU - Lund, Asger B.
AU - Knop, Filip K.
N1 - © 2024 by the American Diabetes Association.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - It is not completely clear which organs are responsible for glucagon elimination in humans, and disturbances in the elimination of glucagon could contribute to the hyperglucagonemia observed in chronic liver disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here, we evaluated kinetics and metabolic effects of exogenous glucagon in individuals with stage 4 CKD (n =16), individuals with Child-Pugh A-C cirrhosis (n = 16) and matched control individuals (n = 16), before, during and after a 60-minute glucagon infusion (4 ng/kg/min). Individuals with CKD exhibited a significantly lower mean metabolic clearance rate of glucagon (14.0 [95% CI 12.2;15.7] mL/kg/min) both compared to individuals with cirrhosis (19.7 [18.1;21.3] mL/kg/min, P < 0.001) and to control individuals (20.4 [18.1;22.7] mL/kg/min, P < 0.001). Glucagon half-life was significantly prolonged in the CKD group (7.5 [6.9;8.2] minutes) compared to individuals with cirrhosis (5.7 [5.2;6.3] minutes, P = 0.002) and control individuals (5.7 [5.2;6.3] minutes, P < 0.001). No difference in the effects of exogenous glucagon on plasma glucose, amino acids, or triglycerides was observed between groups. In conclusion, chronic kidney disease, but not liver cirrhosis leads to a significant reduction in glucagon clearance, supporting the kidneys as a primary site for human glucagon elimination.
AB - It is not completely clear which organs are responsible for glucagon elimination in humans, and disturbances in the elimination of glucagon could contribute to the hyperglucagonemia observed in chronic liver disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here, we evaluated kinetics and metabolic effects of exogenous glucagon in individuals with stage 4 CKD (n =16), individuals with Child-Pugh A-C cirrhosis (n = 16) and matched control individuals (n = 16), before, during and after a 60-minute glucagon infusion (4 ng/kg/min). Individuals with CKD exhibited a significantly lower mean metabolic clearance rate of glucagon (14.0 [95% CI 12.2;15.7] mL/kg/min) both compared to individuals with cirrhosis (19.7 [18.1;21.3] mL/kg/min, P < 0.001) and to control individuals (20.4 [18.1;22.7] mL/kg/min, P < 0.001). Glucagon half-life was significantly prolonged in the CKD group (7.5 [6.9;8.2] minutes) compared to individuals with cirrhosis (5.7 [5.2;6.3] minutes, P = 0.002) and control individuals (5.7 [5.2;6.3] minutes, P < 0.001). No difference in the effects of exogenous glucagon on plasma glucose, amino acids, or triglycerides was observed between groups. In conclusion, chronic kidney disease, but not liver cirrhosis leads to a significant reduction in glucagon clearance, supporting the kidneys as a primary site for human glucagon elimination.
U2 - 10.2337/db24-0305
DO - 10.2337/db24-0305
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 39052774
JO - Diabetes
JF - Diabetes
SN - 0012-1797
ER -
ID: 399666569