The glucose-6-phosphatase/glucokinase ratio in the liver of obese-diabetic subjects.
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The study of G6Pase and GK activities in human liver (needle biopsies) in overnight fasted obese NIDDM patients has shown that, while G6Pase was unchanged, GK was higher (+ 55%, P less than 0.05) than in control subjects. Consequently, the G6Pase/GK ratio (which roughly reflects hepatic glucose production) was significantly reduced (-36%) in the obese diabetic group, due to more GK activity (glucose uptake). This contrasts with the activity in IDDM and nonobese NIDDM patients (where the G6Pase/GK ratio is elevated and normal, respectively) and would suggest that in the obese diabetic subjects, hepatic glucose production is not a major factor contributing to the maintenance of hyperglycemia in the overnight fasting state (leaving peripheral insulin resistance as the major cause of hyperglycemia).