Protein, Amino Acids & Insulin & Glucagon Secretion in Humans

NCT01471509 | Suspended

• 1 other identifier: 676
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of various foods and/or food substances such as fats or proteins on the blood glucose and insulin concentrations in people with and without type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes; Metabolic Syndrome

Keywords

Glycemic Index; LoBAG Diet; Insulin; Glucagon

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in blood glucose concentration

  Test substances will be given at 0800 hr and blood drawn at several time points up to 5 hours after the meal.

  several time points after ingestion of test substance

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in serum insulin concentration

  Several time points after ingestion of test substance

Study Arms (4)

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

240 ml water

Other: water, glucose with or without amino acid

glucose

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

50 g glucose

Other: water, glucose with or without amino acid

Amino acid

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1 mmol amino acid/kg lean body mass

Other: water, glucose with or without amino acid

amino acid plus glucose

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

50 g glucose plus 1 mmol amino acid/kg lean body mass

Other: water, glucose with or without amino acid

Interventions

water, glucose with or without amino acid OTHER

240 ml water, 50 g glucose ± 1 mmol amino acid/kg lean body mass

Also known as: foods or food constituents

Amino acid; Control; amino acid plus glucose; glucose

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Subjects with or without type 2 diabetes
• C-Peptide \> 1.5 ng/ml
• Able to come to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on several occasions over 2-4 weeks

You may not qualify if:

• Body mass index \> 40
• hematologic abnormalities
• liver disease
• kidney disease
• congestive heart failure
• life threatening malignancies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States

Location

Related Publications (43)

• Iverson JF, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Ingestion of leucine + phenylalanine with glucose produces an additive effect on serum insulin but less than additive effect on plasma glucose. J Amino Acids. 2013;2013:964637. doi: 10.1155/2013/964637. Epub 2013 Jul 29.

  PMID: 23984046 BACKGROUND

• Iverson JF, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Interaction of ingested leucine with glycine on insulin and glucose concentrations. J Amino Acids. 2014;2014:521941. doi: 10.1155/2014/521941. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

  PMID: 25120925 BACKGROUND

• Nuttall FQ, Mooradian AD, Gannon MC, Billington C, Krezowski P. Effect of protein ingestion on the glucose and insulin response to a standardized oral glucose load. Diabetes Care. 1984 Sep-Oct;7(5):465-70. doi: 10.2337/diacare.7.5.465.

  PMID: 6389060 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Wald JL, Ahmed M. Plasma glucose and insulin profiles in normal subjects ingesting diets of varying carbohydrate, fat, and protein content. J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(4):437-50. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1985.10720086.

  PMID: 3900180 RESULT

• Krezowski PA, Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Bartosh NH. The effect of protein ingestion on the metabolic response to oral glucose in normal individuals. Am J Clin Nutr. 1986 Dec;44(6):847-56. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/44.6.847.

  PMID: 3538843 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Krezowski PA, Billington CJ, Parker S. The serum insulin and plasma glucose responses to milk and fruit products in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients. Diabetologia. 1986 Nov;29(11):784-91. doi: 10.1007/BF00873217.

  PMID: 3545955 RESULT

• Krezowski PA, Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Billington CJ, Parker S. Insulin and glucose responses to various starch-containing foods in type II diabetic subjects. Diabetes Care. 1987 Mar-Apr;10(2):205-12. doi: 10.2337/diacare.10.2.205.

  PMID: 3556106 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Factors affecting interpretation of postprandial glucose and insulin areas. Diabetes Care. 1987 Nov-Dec;10(6):759-63. doi: 10.2337/diacare.10.6.759.

  PMID: 3322731 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC. Quantitative importance of dietary constituents other than glucose as insulin secretagogues in type II diabetes. Diabetes Care. 1988 Jan;11(1):72-6. doi: 10.2337/diacare.11.1.72.

  PMID: 3276480 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Neil BJ, Westphal SA. The insulin and glucose responses to meals of glucose plus various proteins in type II diabetic subjects. Metabolism. 1988 Nov;37(11):1081-8. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(88)90072-8.

  PMID: 3054432 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Westphal SA, Neil BJ, Seaquist ER. Effects of dose of ingested glucose on plasma metabolite and hormone responses in type II diabetic subjects. Diabetes Care. 1989 Sep;12(8):544-52. doi: 10.2337/diacare.12.8.544.

  PMID: 2673694 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC. Metabolic response to egg white and cottage cheese protein in normal subjects. Metabolism. 1990 Jul;39(7):749-55. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(90)90112-p.

  PMID: 2195298 RESULT

• Westphal SA, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Metabolic response to glucose ingested with various amounts of protein. Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Aug;52(2):267-72. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/52.2.267.

  PMID: 2197851 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Quantitation of the glucose area response to a meal. Diabetes Care. 1990 Oct;13(10):1095-6. doi: 10.2337/diacare.13.10.1095a. No abstract available.

  PMID: 2209312 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC. Plasma glucose and insulin response to macronutrients in nondiabetic and NIDDM subjects. Diabetes Care. 1991 Sep;14(9):824-38. doi: 10.2337/diacare.14.9.824.

  PMID: 1959475 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Burmeister LA, Lane JT, Pyzdrowski KL. The metabolic response to various doses of fructose in type II diabetic subjects. Metabolism. 1992 May;41(5):510-7. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(92)90210-2.

  PMID: 1588830 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Lane JT, Burmeister LA. Metabolic response to cottage cheese or egg white protein, with or without glucose, in type II diabetic subjects. Metabolism. 1992 Oct;41(10):1137-45. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(92)90300-y.

  PMID: 1406301 RESULT

• Khan MA, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Glucose appearance rate following protein ingestion in normal subjects. J Am Coll Nutr. 1992 Dec;11(6):701-6. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1992.10718270.

  PMID: 1460185 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Ercan N, Westphal SA, Nuttall FQ. Effect of added fat on plasma glucose and insulin response to ingested potato in individuals with NIDDM. Diabetes Care. 1993 Jun;16(6):874-80. doi: 10.2337/diacare.16.6.874.

  PMID: 8325201 RESULT

• Ercan N, Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Lane JT, Burmeister LA, Westphal SA. Plasma glucose and insulin responses to bananas of varying ripeness in persons with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Am Coll Nutr. 1993 Dec;12(6):703-9. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1993.10718362.

  PMID: 8294726 RESULT

• Ercan N, Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Redmon JB, Sheridan KJ. Effects of glucose, galactose, and lactose ingestion on the plasma glucose and insulin response in persons with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Metabolism. 1993 Dec;42(12):1560-7. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(93)90151-d.

  PMID: 8246770 RESULT

• Ercan N, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Effect of added fat on the plasma glucose and insulin response to ingested potato given in various combinations as two meals in normal individuals. Diabetes Care. 1994 Dec;17(12):1453-9. doi: 10.2337/diacare.17.12.1453.

  PMID: 7882816 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Lane JT, Fang S, Gupta V, Sandhofer CR. Effect of 24 hours of starvation on plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in subjects with untreated non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Metabolism. 1996 Apr;45(4):492-7. doi: 10.1016/s0026-0495(96)90225-5.

  PMID: 8609837 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Grant CT, Ercan-Fang S, Ercan-Fang N. Stimulation of insulin secretion by fructose ingested with protein in people with untreated type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 1998 Jan;21(1):16-22. doi: 10.2337/diacare.21.1.16.

  PMID: 9538964 RESULT

• Holtschlag DJ, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. State-space models of insulin and glucose responses to diets of varying nutrient content in men and women. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1998 Sep;85(3):935-45. doi: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.3.935.

  PMID: 9729567 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Westphal SA, Fang S, Ercan-Fang N. Acute metabolic response to high-carbohydrate, high-starch meals compared with moderate-carbohydrate, low-starch meals in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 1998 Oct;21(10):1619-26. doi: 10.2337/diacare.21.10.1619.

  PMID: 9773720 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Khan MA, Gannon MC. Peripheral glucose appearance rate following fructose ingestion in normal subjects. Metabolism. 2000 Dec;49(12):1565-71. doi: 10.1053/meta.2000.18553.

  PMID: 11145118 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Khan MA, Nuttall FQ. Glucose appearance rate after the ingestion of galactose. Metabolism. 2001 Jan;50(1):93-8. doi: 10.1053/meta.2001.19442.

  PMID: 11172481 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall JA, Damberg G, Gupta V, Nuttall FQ. Effect of protein ingestion on the glucose appearance rate in people with type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Mar;86(3):1040-7. doi: 10.1210/jcem.86.3.7263.

  PMID: 11238483 RESULT

• Saeed A, Jones SA, Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC. A fasting-induced decrease in plasma glucose concentration does not affect the insulin response to ingested protein in people with type 2 diabetes. Metabolism. 2002 Aug;51(8):1027-33. doi: 10.1053/meta.2002.34033.

  PMID: 12145777 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall JA, Nuttall FQ. Oral arginine does not stimulate an increase in insulin concentration but delays glucose disposal. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Nov;76(5):1016-22. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1016.

  PMID: 12399273 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall JA, Nuttall FQ. The metabolic response to ingested glycine. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Dec;76(6):1302-7. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1302.

  PMID: 12450897 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Saeed A, Jordan K, Hoover H. The metabolic response of subjects with type 2 diabetes to a high-protein, weight-maintenance diet. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Aug;88(8):3577-83. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-030419.

  PMID: 12915639 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ, Saeed A, Jordan K, Hoover H. An increase in dietary protein improves the blood glucose response in persons with type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Oct;78(4):734-41. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/78.4.734.

  PMID: 14522731 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC, Jordan K. The metabolic response to ingestion of proline with and without glucose. Metabolism. 2004 Feb;53(2):241-6. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2003.09.013.

  PMID: 14767878 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Effect of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet on blood glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes. 2004 Sep;53(9):2375-82. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.53.9.2375.

  PMID: 15331548 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Gannon MC. The metabolic response to a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolism. 2006 Feb;55(2):243-51. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.08.027.

  PMID: 16423633 RESULT

• Nuttall FQ, Schweim KJ, Gannon MC. Effect of orally administered phenylalanine with and without glucose on insulin, glucagon and glucose concentrations. Horm Metab Res. 2006 Aug;38(8):518-23. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-949523.

  PMID: 16941278 RESULT

• Kalogeropoulou D, Lafave L, Schweim K, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Leucine, when ingested with glucose, synergistically stimulates insulin secretion and lowers blood glucose. Metabolism. 2008 Dec;57(12):1747-52. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.09.001.

  PMID: 19013300 RESULT

• Kalogeropoulou D, LaFave L, Schweim K, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Lysine ingestion markedly attenuates the glucose response to ingested glucose without a change in insulin response. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug;90(2):314-20. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27381. Epub 2009 Jun 24.

  PMID: 19553295 RESULT

• Radulescu A, Hassan Y, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. The degree of saturation of fatty acids in dietary fats does not affect the metabolic response to ingested carbohydrate. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009 Jun;28(3):286-95. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2009.10719783.

  PMID: 20150602 RESULT

• Radulescu A, Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. The effect on glucagon, glucagon-like peptide-1, total and acyl-ghrelin of dietary fats ingested with and without potato. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jul;95(7):3385-91. doi: 10.1210/jc.2009-2559. Epub 2010 May 5.

  PMID: 20444922 RESULT

• Gannon MC, Nuttall FQ. Amino acid ingestion and glucose metabolism--a review. IUBMB Life. 2010 Sep;62(9):660-8. doi: 10.1002/iub.375.

  PMID: 20882645 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Metabolic Syndrome; Insulin Resistance

Interventions

Water; Glucose; Amino Acids; Food

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Hyperinsulinism

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hydroxides; Alkalies; Inorganic Chemicals; Anions; Ions; Electrolytes; Oxides; Oxygen Compounds; Hexoses; Monosaccharides; Sugars; Carbohydrates; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Food and Beverages

Study Officials

• Frank Q Nuttall, M.D., Ph.D.

  Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Section of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 10, 2011
• First Posted: November 15, 2011
• Study Start: August 1, 1982
• Primary Completion: November 6, 2017
• Study Completion: November 6, 2017
• Last Updated: November 8, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Locations

US (1)