Nitrogen sparing effect of a branched-chain amino acid infusion during an acute fast in guinea pigs |
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Authors: | C.L. Kien R.R. Wolfe V.R. Young J.F. Burke |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Burns Institute, USA;2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA;3. Department of Nutrition and Food Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA |
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Abstract: | Thirty male guinea pigs (350–600 g) were fasted for 48–72 hours while receiving lactated Ringers solution through a catheter in the internal jugular vein which had been implanted just before the start of the experiment under halothane anesthesia. Ten of the animals also received leucine, isoleucine, and valine in their infusions at a level approximating their usual daily requirement for these amino acids. Eight of the animals received glucose in their infusion at a level which was isocaloric to the branched-chain amino acid infusion. There was a 37% improvement (p < .01) in nitrogen balance in the animals supplemented with the branched-chain amino acids compared to the completely fasted animals. Nitrogen balance was increased by 27% (p < .05) in the amino acid treated animals relative to the glucose treated group. These results may relate to the specific regulatory role of leucine, isoleucine, and valine on muscle protein turnover. In addition, the preferential oxidation of these amino acids in muscle may be a limiting factor in the overall reutilization of essential amino acids during early fasting. |
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