The Claim
In isolated hepatocytes from female Wistar rats, exposure to 0.6 mM palmitate increases glucose production from 6 mM lactate to the same level achieved by maximal norepinephrine stimulation, and the combination of palmitate and norepinephrine produces no additional increase, indicating that fatty acid and adrenergic stimulation of gluconeogenesis may act through a shared or saturable pathway.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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In rat liver cells, a type of fat called palmitate boosts sugar production just as much as a stress hormone does, and adding both together doesn’t do more — suggesting they work through the same switch in the cell.
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In isolated hepatocytes from female Wistar rats, 0.6 mM palmitate increases glucose production from 6 mM lactate to levels equivalent to maximal norepinephrine stimulation, with no additive effect when both palmitate and NE are present, suggesting a shared or saturable pathway for fatty acid and adrenergic stimulation of gluconeogenesis.
What the research says
1 studyThe study shows that both palmitate and norepinephrine increase sugar production in liver cells, which supports the idea that they both play a role, but it doesn’t test if they work through the same pathway.
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