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Original Research

The effect of vagal nerve blockade using electrical impulses on glucose metabolism in nondiabetic subjects

Matheni Sathananthan1 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
,
Sayeed Ikramuddin2 Division of General Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
,
James M Swain3 Division of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA;6 Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
,
Meera Shah1 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
,
Francesca Piccinini4 Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
,
Chiara Dalla Man4 Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
,
Claudio Cobelli4 Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
,
Robert A Rizza1 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
,
Michael Camilleri5 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
&
Adrian Vella1 Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 305-312 | Published online: 11 Jul 2014

Figures & data

Figure 1 Glucose (A), insulin (B), C-peptide (C) and glucagon (D) concentrations in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

Abbreviations: min, minute; VNB, vagal nerve blockade.
Figure 1 Glucose (A), insulin (B), C-peptide (C) and glucagon (D) concentrations in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

Figure 2 Endogenous glucose production (A), meal appearance (B), and glucose disappearance (C) in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

Abbreviations: min, minute; VNB, vagal nerve blockade.
Figure 2 Endogenous glucose production (A), meal appearance (B), and glucose disappearance (C) in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

Figure 3 Insulin action (Si, A), β-cell responsivity (ϕtotal, B), disposition indices (C), and hepatic extraction of insulin (D) concentrations in the presence (white open column) or absence of VNB (solid black column).

Abbreviations: min, minute; VNB, vagal nerve blockade.
Figure 3 Insulin action (Si, A), β-cell responsivity (ϕtotal, B), disposition indices (C), and hepatic extraction of insulin (D) concentrations in the presence (white open column) or absence of VNB (solid black column).

Figure 4 Gastric emptying in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

Abbreviations: min, minute; VNB, vagal nerve blockade.
Figure 4 Gastric emptying in the presence (white open circle) or absence of VNB (solid black diamond).

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