The Claim

In adult male rats, acute infusion of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) at a rate of 4 pmol/kg/min completely blocks the increase in hindlimb muscle microvascular perfusion induced by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) during co-infusion, irrespective of whether the animals are fed a chow or high-fat diet, without altering circulating levels of GLP-1, indicating that GIP interferes with the vascular actions of GLP-1 in skeletal muscle.

Source: 109-OR: GIP Acutely Blunts Insulin- and GLP-1–Induced Muscle Microvascular Perfusion

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

In male rats, a hormone called GIP can completely stop another hormone, GLP-1, from increasing blood flow to leg muscles—even if the rats eat junk food or regular food—and it does this without changing how much GLP-1 is in the blood.

See the scientific wording

In adult male rats, acute GIP infusion at 4 pmol/kg/min completely blocks GLP-1-induced increases in hindlimb muscle microvascular perfusion during co-infusion, regardless of diet (chow or high-fat), without altering circulating GLP-1 levels, indicating GIP interferes with GLP-1’s vascular actions in skeletal muscle.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: 109-OR: GIP Acutely Blunts Insulin- and GLP-1–Induced Muscle Microvascular Perfusion

    The study shows that when GIP is given with GLP-1, it stops GLP-1 from increasing blood flow to muscle in rats, just like the claim says. This happens no matter if the rats eat regular food or fatty food.

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