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Rousseau AF, Martindale R. Nutritional and metabolic modulation of inflammation in critically ill patients: a narrative review of rationale, evidence and grey areas. Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:121. [PMID: 39088114 PMCID: PMC11294317 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-024-01350-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation is the hallmark of critical illness and triggers the neuro-endocrine stress response and an oxidative stress. Acute inflammation is initially essential for patient's survival. However, ongoing or exaggerated inflammation, due to persistent organ dysfunction, immune dysfunction or poor inflammation resolution, is associated to subsequent hypermetabolism and hypercatabolism that severely impact short and long-term functional status, autonomy, as well as health-related costs. Modulation of inflammation is thus tempting, with the goal to improve the short- and long-term outcomes of critically ill patients. FINDINGS Inflammation can be modulated by nutritional strategies (including the timing of enteral nutrition initiation, the provision of some specific macronutrients or micronutrients, the use of probiotics) and metabolic treatments. The most interesting strategies seem to be n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin D, antioxidant micronutrients and propranolol, given their safety, their accessibility for clinical use, and their benefits in clinical studies in the specific context of critical care. However, the optimal doses, timing and route of administration are still unknown for most of them. Furthermore, their use in the recovery phase is not well studied and defined. CONCLUSION The rationale to use strategies of inflammation modulation is obvious, based on critical illness pathophysiology and based on the increasingly described effects of some nutritional and pharmacological strategies. Regretfully, there isn't always substantial proof from clinical research regarding the positive impacts directly brought about by inflammation modulation. Some arguments come from studies performed in severe burn patients, but such results should be transposed to non-burn patients with caution. Further studies are needed to explore how the modulation of inflammation can improve the long-term outcomes after a critical illness.
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- Anne-Françoise Rousseau
- Intensive Care Department, University Hospital of Liège, University of Liège, Avenue de l'Hôpital, 1/B35, Liège, B-4000, Belgium.
- GIGA-I3 Thematic Unit, Inflammation and Enhanced Rehabilitation Laboratory (Intensive Care), GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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Deutz NEP, Engelen MPKJ. Compartmental analysis: a new approach to estimate protein breakdown and meal response in health and critical illness. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1388969. [PMID: 38784132 PMCID: PMC11111962 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1388969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Purpose of review This study aimed to discuss the use of the pulse stable isotope tracer approach to study changes in metabolism in healthy individuals and critically ill patients. Recent findings and conclusion We found that in the postabsorptive state and healthy condition, intracellular protein breakdown and net intracellular protein breakdown, when calculated using the pulse tracer approach, are about double what has previously been reported using the more traditional primed-constant and continuous stable isotope approaches (600 versus 300 grams of protein/day). In critically ill patients, protein breakdown is even higher and calculated to be approximately 900 grams of protein/day, using the pulse tracer approach. Based on these data, we hypothesize that reducing protein breakdown in the postabsorptive state is key when trying to improve the condition of critically ill patients. Moreover, we also used the pulse tracer approach during feeding to better estimate the intracellular metabolic response to feeding. Our first observation is that endogenous protein breakdown does not seem to be reduced during feeding. We also have shown that when consuming a meal with a certain amount of protein, the biological value of that protein meal can be calculated with the pulse tracer approach. In conclusion, using the pulse stable isotope tracer approach to study protein kinetics in the postabsorptive state and during feeding expands our understanding of how dietary proteins can affect human protein metabolism. The intracellular protein synthesis stimulatory effect of a meal is an important factor to consider when calculating the exact protein requirements and needs, particularly in critical illness.
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- Nicolaas E. P. Deutz
- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Prado Y, Aravena D, Gatica S, Llancalahuen FM, Aravena C, Gutiérrez-Vera C, Carreño LJ, Cabello-Verrugio C, Simon F. From genes to systems: The role of food supplementation in the regulation of sepsis-induced inflammation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:166909. [PMID: 37805092 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Systemic inflammation includes a widespread immune response to a harmful stimulus that results in extensive systemic damage. One common example of systemic inflammation is sepsis, which is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Under the pro-inflammatory environment of sepsis, oxidative stress contributes to tissue damage due to dysfunctional microcirculation that progressively causes the failure of multiple organs that ultimately triggers death. To address the underlying inflammatory condition in critically ill patients, progress has been made to assess the beneficial effects of dietary supplements, which include polyphenols, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals that are recognized for their immuno-modulating, anticoagulating, and analgesic properties. Therefore, we aimed to review and discuss the contribution of food-derived supplementation in the regulation of inflammation from gene expression to physiological responses and summarize the precedented potential of current therapeutic approaches during systemic inflammation.
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- Yolanda Prado
- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile; Programa de Inmunología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile; Programa de Inmunología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile; Laboratory of Muscle Pathology, Fragility and Aging, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA), Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiopathology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Santiago, Chile; Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel-Associated Diseases, Santiago, Chile.
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Deutz NE, Haines KL, Wischmeier PE, Engelen MP. Amino acid kinetics in the critically ill. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2024; 27:61-69. [PMID: 37997794 PMCID: PMC10841855 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Stable isotope methods have been used for many years to assess whole body protein and amino acid kinetics in critically ill patients. In recent years, new isotope approaches and tracer insights have been developed. The tracer pulse approach has some advantages above the established primed-continuous tracer infusion approach because of the high amount of metabolic information obtained, easy applicability, and low tracer costs. Effects of disease severity and sex on amino acid kinetics in ICU patients will also be addressed. RECENT FINDINGS Current knowledge was synthesized on specific perturbations in amino acid metabolism in critically ill patients, employing novel methodologies such as the pulse tracer approach and computational modeling. Variations were evaluated in amino acid production and linked to severity of critical illness, as measured by SOFA score, and sex. Production of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), glutamine, tau-methylhistidine and hydroxyproline were elevated in critical illness, likely related to increased transamination of the individual BCAAs or increased breakdown of proteins. Citrulline production was reduced, indicative of impaired gut mucosa function. Sex and disease severity independently influenced amino acid kinetics in ICU patients. SUMMARY Novel tracer and computational approaches have been developed to simultaneously measure postabsorptive kinetics of multiple amino acids that can be used in critical illness. The collective findings lay the groundwork for targeted individualized nutritional strategies in ICU settings aimed at enhancing patient outcomes taking into account disease severity and sex.
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- Nicolaas E.P. Deutz
- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital
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Deutz NEP, Singer P, Wierzchowska-McNew RA, Viana MV, Ben-David IA, Pantet O, Thaden JJ, Ten Have GAM, Engelen MPKJ, Berger MM. Females have a different metabolic response to critical illness, measured by comprehensive amino acid flux analysis. Metabolism 2023; 142:155400. [PMID: 36717057 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The trajectory from healthy to critical illness is influenced by numerous factors, including metabolism, which differs substantially between males and females. Whole body protein breakdown is substantially increased in critically ill patients, but it remains unclear whether there are sex differences that could explain the different health outcomes. Hence, we performed a secondary analysis of a study, where we used a novel pulse isotope method in critically ill and matched healthy males and females. METHODS In 51 critically ill ICU patients (26 males, 15 females) and 49 healthy controls (36 males and 27 females), we assessed their general and disease characteristics and collected arterial(ized) blood in the postabsorptive state after pulse administration of 8 ml of a solution containing 18 stable AA tracers. In contrast to the original study, we now fitted the decay curves and calculated non-compartmental whole body amino acid production (WBP) and compartmental measurements of metabolism, including intracellular amino acid production. We measured amino acid enrichments and concentrations by LC-MS/MS and derived statistics using AN(C)OVA. RESULTS Critically ill males and females showed an increase in the WBP of many amino acids, including those related to protein breakdown, but females showed greater elevations, or in the event of a reduction, attenuated reductions. Protein breakdown-independent WBP differences remained between males and females, notably increased glutamine and glutamate WBP. Only severely ill females showed a lower increase in WBP of many amino acids in comparison to moderately ill females, suggesting a suppressed metabolism. Compartmental analysis supported the observations. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that females have a different response to critical illness in the production of several amino acids and changes in protein breakdown, observations made possible using our innovative stable tracer pulse approach. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY Data are from the baseline measurements of study NCT02770092 (URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02770092) and NCT03628365 (URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03628365).
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- Nicolaas E P Deutz
- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Dept of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Dept of Adult Intensive Care, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dept of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Dept of Adult Intensive Care, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, United States of America
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- Dept of Adult Intensive Care, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hirschberger S, Schmid A, Kreth S. [Immunomodulation by nutritional intervention in critically ill patients]. DIE ANAESTHESIOLOGIE 2023; 72:229-244. [PMID: 36797533 PMCID: PMC9934515 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-023-01258-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Critically ill patients often suffer from a complex and severe immunological dysfunction. The differentiation and function of human immune cells are fundamentally controlled through metabolic processes. New concepts of immunonutrition therefore try to use enteral and parenteral nutrition to positively impact on the immune function of intensive care unit patients. This review article concisely presents the currently available evidence on the commonly used isolated supplements (anti-oxidative substances, amino acids, essential fatty acids) and difficulties related to their clinical use. The second part presents new and more comprehensive concepts of immunonutrition to influence the intestinal microbiome and to modulate the macronutrient composition. Immunonutrition of critically ill patients bears enormous potential and could become a valuable clinical tool for modulation of the immunometabolism of intensive care unit patients.
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- Simon Hirschberger
- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, LMU Klinikum München, München, Deutschland
- Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für experimentelle Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Marchioninistr. 68, 81377, München, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, LMU Klinikum München, München, Deutschland
- Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für experimentelle Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Marchioninistr. 68, 81377, München, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, LMU Klinikum München, München, Deutschland.
- Walter-Brendel-Zentrum für experimentelle Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Marchioninistr. 68, 81377, München, Deutschland.
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Wierzchowska-McNew RA, Engelen MPKJ, Thaden JJ, Ten Have GAM, Deutz NEP. Obesity- and sex-related metabolism of arginine and nitric oxide in adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2022; 116:1610-1620. [PMID: 36166849 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is growing interest in the supplementation of arginine (Arg) and citrulline (Cit) in obesity due to their potential anti-obesogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. However, there is no consensus on the metabolic changes in Arg kinetics in obesity. OBJECTIVES This exploratory cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between obesity, sex, and sex-by-obesity interaction on whole-body Arg kinetics in a large group of human subjects. METHODS We studied 83 nonobese [BMI (kg/m2) <30] and 80 morbidly obese (BMI >30) middle-aged individuals (40% males) enrolled in the MEDIT (Metabolism of Disease with Isotope Tracers) trial. After body-composition measurement by DXA, we collected arterial(ized) blood samples for amino acid (AA) concentrations, markers of inflammation [high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)], liver function, and glucose in a postabsorptive state. We administered a pulse of AA stable tracers and measured whole-body production (WBP) of Arg, Cit, ornithine (Orn), phenylalanine, and tyrosine, and calculated their clearance (disposal capacity) and metabolite interconversions [markers for NO and de novo Arg production, systemic Arg hydrolysis, and whole-body protein breakdown (wbPB)]. We measured plasma enrichments by LC-MS/MS and statistics by Fisher's exact test or analysis of (co)variance. Significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS Obese individuals were normoglycemic and characterized by low-grade inflammation (P < 0.0001) and greater wbPB (P = 0.0298). We found lower plasma Cit concentration (P < 0.0001) in the obese group but no differences in the WBP of Arg, Cit, and Orn. Furthermore, we observed overproduction of NO (P < 0.0001) in obesity but lower de novo Arg production (P = 0.0007). The WBP of Arg was lower in females for almost all Arg-related AAs, except for plasma Cit and NO production. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in Arg metabolism are present in morbid obesity. Further studies are needed to investigate if these changes could be related to factors such as increased Arg requirement in obesity or metabolic adaptation.
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- Raven A Wierzchowska-McNew
- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Wang Z, Xiao D, Ji Q, Li Y, Cai Z, Fang L, Huo H, Zhou G, Yan X, Shen L, He B. Jujuboside A attenuates sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy by inhibiting inflammation and regulating autophagy. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 947:175451. [PMID: 36502962 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Jujuboside A (JuA), as a main effective component of Jujubogenin, has long been known as a sedative-hypnotic drug. The aim of the current study was to investigate the potential effect of JuA on sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHOD Wide type C57BL/6 mice and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) were exposed to LPS to establish myocardial toxicity models. Cardiac function of septic mice was detected by echocardiography. Moreover, the survival rate was calculated for 7 days. ELISA assays were used to analyze inflammatory factors in serum. Furthermore, western blotting, flow cytometry and TUNEL staining were performed to assess cell apoptosis and transmission electron microscopy detect the number of autophagosomes in myocardium. Finally, the expression of proteins related to pyroptosis, autophagy and oxidative stress was analyzed by western blotting and immunohistochemistry staining. RESULTS Results showed that JuA pretreatment significantly improved the survival rate and cardiac function, and suppressed systemic inflammatory response in septic mice. Further study revealed that JuA could decrease cell apoptosis and pyroptosis; instead, it strengthened autophagy in SIC. Moreover, JuA also significantly decreased oxidative stress and nitrodative stress, as evidenced by suppressing the superoxide production and downregulating iNOS and gp91 expression in vivo. In addition, the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA significantly abolished the effect of JuA on autophagic activity in SIC. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the findings indicated that JuA attenuates cardiac function via blocking inflammasome-mediated apoptosis and pyroptosis, at the same time by enhancing autophagy in SIC, heralding JuA as a potential therapy for sepsis.
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Vanzant E, Frayman R, Hensley S, Rosenthal M. Should Anabolic Agents be Used for Resolving Catabolism in Post-ICU Recovery? CURRENT SURGERY REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40137-022-00336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Singh J, Lee Y, Kellum JA. A new perspective on NO pathway in sepsis and ADMA lowering as a potential therapeutic approach. Crit Care 2022; 26:246. [PMID: 35962414 PMCID: PMC9373887 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04075-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The nitric oxide pathway plays a critical role in vascular homeostasis. Increased levels of systemic nitric oxide (NO) are observed in preclinical models of sepsis and endotoxemia. This has led to the postulation that vasodilation by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) generated NO may be a mechanism of hypotension in sepsis. However, contrary to the expected pharmacological action of a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, clinical studies with L-NAME produced adverse cardiac and pulmonary events, and higher mortality in sepsis patients. Thus, the potential adverse effects of NO in human sepsis and shock have not been fully established. In recent years, the emerging new understanding of the NO pathway has shown that an endogenously produced inhibitor of NOS, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a host response to infection, may play an important role in the pathophysiology of sepsis as well as organ damage during ischemia–reperfusion. ADMA induces microvascular dysfunction, proinflammatory and prothrombotic state in endothelium, release of inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. High levels of ADMA exist in sepsis patients, which may produce adverse effects like those observed with L-NAME. Several studies have demonstrated the association of plasma ADMA levels with mortality in sepsis patients. Preclinical studies in sepsis and ischemia–reperfusion animal models have shown that lowering of ADMA reduced organ damage and improved survival. The clinical finding with L-NAME and the preclinical research on ADMA “bed to bench” suggest that ADMA lowering could be a potential therapeutic approach to attenuate progressive organ damage and mortality in sepsis. Testing of this approach is now feasible by using the pharmacological molecules that specifically lower ADMA.
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The aim of the article is to examine side effects of increased dietary intake of amino acids, which are commonly used as a dietary supplement. In addition to toxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, attention is focused on renal and gastrointestinal tract functions, ammonia production, and consequences of a competition with other amino acids for a carrier at the cell membranes and enzymes responsible for their degradation. In alphabetic order are examined arginine, β-alanine, branched-chain amino acids, carnosine, citrulline, creatine, glutamine, histidine, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, leucine, and tryptophan. In the article is shown that enhanced intake of most amino acid supplements may not be risk-free and can cause a number of detrimental side effects. Further research is necessary to elucidate effects of high doses and long-term consumption of amino acid supplements on immune system, brain function, muscle protein balance, synthesis of toxic metabolites, and tumor growth and examine their suitability under certain circumstances. These include elderly, childhood, pregnancy, nursing a baby, and medical condition, such as diabetes and liver disease. Studies are also needed to examine adaptive response to a long-term intake of any substance and consequences of discontinuation of supplementation.
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- M HOLEČEK
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Hill A, Elke G, Weimann A. Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit-A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13082851. [PMID: 34445010 PMCID: PMC8400249 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: While consent exists, that nutritional status has prognostic impact in the critically ill, the optimal feeding strategy has been a matter of debate. Methods: Narrative review of the recent evidence and international guideline recommendations focusing on basic principles of nutrition in the ICU and the treatment of specific patient groups. Covered topics are: the importance and diagnosis of malnutrition in the ICU, the optimal timing and route of nutrition, energy and protein requirements, the supplementation of specific nutrients, as well as monitoring and complications of a Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). Furthermore, this review summarizes the available evidence to optimize the MNT of patients grouped by primarily affected organ system. Results: Due to the considerable heterogeneity of the critically ill, MNT should be carefully adapted to the individual patient with special focus on phase of critical illness, metabolic tolerance, leading symptoms, and comorbidities. Conclusion: MNT in the ICU is complex and requiring an interdisciplinary approach and frequent reevaluation. The impact of personalized and disease-specific MNT on patient-centered clinical outcomes remains to be elucidated.
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- Aileen Hill
- Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (A.W.); Tel.: +49-(0)241-80-38166 (A.H.); +49-(0)341-909-2200 (A.W.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany;
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Klinikum St. Georg, D-04129 Leipzig, Germany
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (A.W.); Tel.: +49-(0)241-80-38166 (A.H.); +49-(0)341-909-2200 (A.W.)
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Ortiz Leyba C, Valenzuela Sánchez F, Yébenes Reyes JC. Recommendations for specialized nutritional-metabolic treatment of the critical patient: Sepsis and septic shock. Metabolism and Nutrition Working Group of the Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC). Med Intensiva 2021; 44 Suppl 1:55-59. [PMID: 32532412 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2020.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- C Ortiz Leyba
- Hospital Quironsalud Sagrado Corazón, Sevilla, España.
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- Hospital Universitario de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, España
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Yang YP, Zhao JQ, Gao HB, Li JJ, Li XL, Niu XL, Lei YH, Li X. Tannic acid alleviates lipopolysaccharide‑induced H9C2 cell apoptosis by suppressing reactive oxygen species‑mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress. Mol Med Rep 2021; 24:535. [PMID: 34080663 PMCID: PMC8170226 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is one of the features of multiple organ dysfunction in sepsis, which is associated with extremely high mortality and is characterized by impaired myocardial compliance. To date, there are few effective treatment options available to cure sepsis. Tannic acid (TA) is reportedly protective during sepsis; however, the underlying mechanisms by which TA protects against septic heart injury remain elusive. The present study investigated the potential effects and underlying mechanisms of TA in alleviating lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced H9C2 cardiomyocyte cell apoptosis. H9C2 cells were treated with LPS (15 µg/ml), TA (10 µM) and TA + LPS; control cells were treated with medium only. Apoptosis was measured using flow cytometry, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and western blot analysis. Additionally, the levels of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate were evaluated. Western blotting and RT-qPCR were also employed to detect the expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated functional proteins. The present findings demonstrated that TA reduced the degree of LPS-induced H9C2 cell injury, including inhibition of ROS production and ER stress (ERS)-associated apoptosis. ERS-associated functional proteins, including activating transcription factor 6, protein kinase-like ER kinase, inositol-requiring enzyme 1, spliced X box-binding protein 1 and C/EBP-homologous protein were suppressed in response to TA treatment. Furthermore, the expression levels of ERS-associated apoptotic proteins, including c-Jun N-terminal kinase, Bax, cytochrome c, caspase-3, caspase-12 and caspase-9 were reduced following treatment with TA. Additionally, the protective effects of TA on LPS-induced H9C2 cells were partially inhibited following treatment with the ROS inhibitor N-acetylcysteine, which demonstrated that ROS mediated ERS-associated apoptosis and TA was able to decrease ROS-mediated ERS-associated apoptosis. Collectively, the present findings demonstrated that the protective effects of TA against LPS-induced H9C2 cell apoptosis may be associated with the amelioration of ROS-mediated ERS. These findings may assist the development of potential novel therapeutic methods to inhibit the progression of myocardial cell injury.
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- Yan-Ping Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China
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Wang X, Yang B, Cao HL, Wang RY, Lu ZY, Chi RF, Li B. Selenium Supplementation Protects Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Heart Injury via Sting Pathway in Mice. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:1885-1892. [PMID: 32737811 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02295-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunctions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Selenium, an essential trace element, has been reported to exert anti-inflammation, anti-oxidative stress, and anti-apoptosis. However, the protective effects of selenium on LPS-induced heart injury are still poorly illustrated. Therefore, in the present study, we sought to explore the effects of selenium pretreatment on LPS-induced myocardial injury in mice. We firstly found that selenium pretreatment significantly improved markers of myocardial injury and alleviated LPS-induced myocardial dysfunctions. Moreover, selenium supplementation reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines expression, decreased oxidative stress, and inhibited myocardial apoptosis. In addition, selenium supplementation inactivated the Sting pathway. In conclusion, our study suggests that selenium exerts protective effects on LPS-induced myocardial injury, and the underlying molecular mechanism may be related to the inactivation of Sting pathway, implying a potential therapy for sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunctions.
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- Xuan Wang
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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Comprehensive metabolic amino acid flux analysis in critically ill patients. Clin Nutr 2021; 40:2876-2897. [PMID: 33946038 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Amino acid (AA) metabolism is severely disturbed in critically ill ICU patients. To be able to make a more scientifically based decision on the type of protein or AA nutrition to deliver in ICU patients, comprehensive AA phenotyping with measurements of plasma concentrations and whole body production (WBP) is needed. Therefore, we studied ICU patients and matched control subjects using a novel pulse isotope method to obtain in-depth metabolic analysis. In 51 critically ill ICU patients (SOFA~6.6) and 49 healthy controls, we measured REE and body composition/phase-angle using BIA. In the postabsorptive state, we collected arterial (ized) blood for CRP and AA. Then, we administered an 8 mL solution containing 18 stable AA tracers as a pulse and calculated WBP. Enrichments: LC-MS/MS and statistics: t-test, ANCOVA. Compared to healthy, critically ill ICU patients had lower phase-angle (p < 0.00001), and higher CRP (p < 0.0001). Most AA concentrations were lower in ICU patients (p < 0.0001), except tau-methylhistidine and phenylalanine. WBP of most AA were significantly (p < 0.0001) higher with increases in glutamate (160%), glutamine (46%), and essential AA. Remarkably, net protein breakdown was lower. There were only weak relationships between AA concentrations and WBP. Critically ill ICU patients (SOFA 8-16) had lower values for phase angle (p = 0.0005) and small reductions of most plasma AA concentrations, but higher tau-methylhistidine (p = 0.0223) and hydroxyproline (p = 0.0028). Remarkably, the WBP of glutamate and glutamine were lower (p < 0.05), as was their clearance, but WBP of tau-methylhistidine (p = 0.0215) and hydroxyproline (p = 0.0028) were higher. Our study in critically ill ICU patients shows that comprehensive metabolic phenotyping was able to reveal severe disturbances in specific AA pathways, in a disease severity dependent way. This information may guide improving nutritional compositions to improve the health of the critically ill patient. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY: Data are from the baseline measurements of study NCT02770092 (URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02770092) and NCT03628365 (URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03628365).
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[S3 Guideline Sepsis-prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and aftercare : Long version]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2021; 115:37-109. [PMID: 32356041 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-020-00685-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kim IY, Park S, Kim Y, Chang Y, Choi CS, Suh SH, Wolfe RR. In Vivo and In Vitro Quantification of Glucose Kinetics: From Bedside to Bench. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2020; 35:733-749. [PMID: 33397035 PMCID: PMC7803595 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2020.406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Like other substrates, plasma glucose is in a dynamic state of constant turnover (i.e., rates of glucose appearance [Ra glucose] into and disappearance [Rd glucose] from the plasma) while staying within a narrow range of normal concentrations, a physiological priority. Persistent imbalance of glucose turnover leads to elevations (i.e., hyperglycemia, Ra>Rd) or falls (i.e., hypoglycemia, Ra
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- Il-Young Kim
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
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- Korea Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
- Korea Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
- Korea Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, Yonsei University, Seoul,
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- Department of Geriatrics, the Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR,
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L-Arginine Modulates Neonatal Leukocyte Recruitment in a Gestational Age-Dependent Manner. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9092772. [PMID: 32867030 PMCID: PMC7563285 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9092772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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(1) Background: L-arginine is a complex modulator of immune functions, and its levels are known to decrease under septic conditions. L-arginine may suppress leukocyte recruitment in vivo; however, little is known about the gestational age-specific effects of L-arginine on leukocyte recruitment in preterm infants. We now asked whether L-arginine alters leukocyte recruitment in preterm and term neonates. (2) Methods: Leukocytes were isolated from preterm (28 + 0 to 32 + 6 weeks of gestation) and term (>37 weeks of gestation) newborns as well as from healthy adults. After incubation with 10 µg/mL L-arginine, we assessed leukocyte rolling and adhesion in dynamic microflow chamber experiments and leukocyte transmigration in fluorescence assays. In addition, we measured the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and Arginase 1 (Arg-1) in neutrophils by flow cytometry. (3) Results: Leukocyte rolling, adhesion, and transmigration increased with gestational age. Leukocyte rolling, adhesion, and transmigration were decreased by L-arginine in term-born infants and adults. Preterm leukocytes showed no change in recruitment upon L-arginine exposure. Leukocyte adhesion after L-arginine exposure reached similar levels among all groups. In line, the expression of iNOS and Arg-1 was similar in all three age groups. (4) Conclusion: L-arginine dampens the ex vivo recruitment capacity of leukocytes from term-born infants, whereas no effect was seen in premature infants. As levels of iNOS and Arg-1 in neutrophils remain ontogenetically unchanged, the anti-inflammatory effect of L-arginine on the leukocyte recruitment cascade needs further investigation. These results add to the controversial debate of L-arginine supplementation in premature infants in sepsis.
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Stancioiu F, Papadakis GZ, Kteniadakis S, Izotov BN, Coleman MD, Spandidos DA, Tsatsakis A. A dissection of SARS‑CoV2 with clinical implications (Review). Int J Mol Med 2020; 46:489-508. [PMID: 32626922 PMCID: PMC7307812 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We are being confronted with the most consequential pandemic since the Spanish flu of 1918‑1920 to the extent that never before have 4 billion people quarantined simultaneously; to address this global challenge we bring to the forefront the options for medical treatment and summarize SARS‑CoV2 structure and functions, immune responses and known treatments. Based on literature and our own experience we propose new interventions, including the use of amiodarone, simvastatin, pioglitazone and curcumin. In mild infections (sore throat, cough) we advocate prompt local treatment for the naso‑pharynx (inhalations; aerosols; nebulizers); for moderate to severe infections we propose a tried‑and‑true treatment: the combination of arginine and ascorbate, administered orally or intravenously. The material is organized in three sections: i) Clinical aspects of COVID‑19; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); known treatments; ii) Structure and functions of SARS‑CoV2 and proposed antiviral drugs; iii) The combination of arginine‑ascorbate.
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- Department of Analytical and Forensic Medical Toxicology, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, B4 7ET Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Analytical and Forensic Medical Toxicology, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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Luiking YC, Poeze M, Deutz NE. A randomized-controlled trial of arginine infusion in severe sepsis on microcirculation and metabolism. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:1764-1773. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Molecular mechanisms by which iNOS uncoupling can induce cardiovascular dysfunction during sepsis: Role of posttranslational modifications (PTMs). Life Sci 2020; 255:117821. [PMID: 32445759 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human sepsis is the result of a multifaceted pathological process causing marked dysregulation of cardiovascular responses. A more sophisticated understanding of the pathogenesis of sepsis is certainly prerequisite. Evidence from studies provide further insight into the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) isoform. Results on inhibition of iNOS in sepsis models remain inconclusive. Concern has been devoted to improving our knowledge and understanding of the role of iNOS. The aim of this review is to define the role of iNOS in redox homeostasis disturbance, the detailed mechanisms linking iNOS and posttranslational modifications (PTMs) to cardiovascular dysfunctions, and their future implications in sepsis settings. Many questions related to the iNOS and PTMs still remain open, and much more work is needed on this.
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Intravenous Arginine Administration Downregulates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity and Attenuates Acute Kidney Injury in Mice with Polymicrobial Sepsis. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:3201635. [PMID: 32454788 PMCID: PMC7238342 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3201635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major complication of sepsis. Nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that mediate septic AKI. L-arginine (Arg) is a conditionally essential amino acid in catabolic conditions and a substrate for nitric oxide (NO) production; however, its use in sepsis is controversial. This study investigated the effect of intravenous Arg supplementation on modulating NLRP3 inflammasome activity in relation to septic AKI. Mice were divided into normal control (NC), sham, sepsis saline (SS), and sepsis Arg (SA) groups. In order to investigate the role of NO, L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine hydrochloride (L-NIL), an inducible NO synthase inhibitor, was administered to the sepsis groups. Sepsis was induced using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The SS and SA groups received saline or Arg via tail vein 1 h after CLP. Mice were sacrificed at 6, 12, and 24 h after sepsis. The results showed that compared to the NC group, septic mice had higher plasma kidney function parameters and lower Arg levels. Also, renal NLRP3 inflammasome protein expression and tubular injury score increased. After Arg treatment, plasma Arg and NO levels increased, kidney function improved, and expressions of renal NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins were downregulated. Changes in plasma NO and renal NLRP3 inflammasome-related protein expression were abrogated when L-NIL was given to the Arg sepsis groups. Arg plus L-NIL administration also attenuated kidney injury after CLP. The findings suggest that intravenous Arg supplementation immediately after sepsis restores plasma Arg levels and is beneficial for attenuating septic AKI, partly via NO-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition.
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Yeh CL, Tanuseputero SA, Wu JM, Tseng YR, Yang PJ, Lee PC, Yeh SL, Lin MT. Intravenous Arginine Administration Benefits CD4 + T-Cell Homeostasis and Attenuates Liver Inflammation in Mice with Polymicrobial Sepsis. Nutrients 2020; 12:E1047. [PMID: 32290120 PMCID: PMC7231035 DOI: 10.3390/nu12041047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of a single dose of arginine (Arg) administration at the beginning of sepsis on CD4+ T-cell regulation and liver inflammation in C57BL/6J mice. Mice were divided into normal control (NC), sham (SH), sepsis saline (SS), and sepsis Arg (SA) groups. An inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) inhibitor was administered to additional sepsis groups to evaluate the role of NO during sepsis. Sepsis was induced using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The SS and SA groups received saline or Arg (300 mg/kg body weight) via tail vein 1 h after CLP. Mice were euthanized at 12 and 24 h post-CLP. Blood, para-aortic lymph nodes, and liver tissues were collected for further measurement. The findings showed that sepsis resulted in decreases in blood and para-aortic lymph node CD4+ T-cell percentages, whereas percentages of interleukin (IL)-4- and IL-17-expressing CD4+ T cells were upregulated. Compared to the SS group, Arg administration resulted in maintained circulating and para-aortic lymph node CD4+ T cells, an increased Th1/Th2 ratio, and a reduced Th17/Treg ratio post-CLP. In addition, levels of plasma liver injury markers and expression of inflammatory genes in liver decreased. These results suggest that a single dose of Arg administered after CLP increased Arg availability, sustained CD4+ T-cell populations, elicited more-balanced Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg polarization in the circulation and the para-aortic lymph nodes, and attenuated liver inflammation in sepsis. The favorable effects of Arg were abrogated when an iNOS inhibitor was administered, which indicated that NO may be participated in regulating the homeostasis of Th/Treg cells and subsequent liver inflammation during sepsis.
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- Chiu-Li Yeh
- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (C.-L.Y.); (S.A.T.); (Y.-R.T.); (S.-L.Y.)
- Nutrition Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Research Center of Geriatric Nutrition, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (C.-L.Y.); (S.A.T.); (Y.-R.T.); (S.-L.Y.)
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; (J.-M.W.); (P.-J.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; (J.-M.W.); (P.-J.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (C.-L.Y.); (S.A.T.); (Y.-R.T.); (S.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; (J.-M.W.); (P.-J.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; (J.-M.W.); (P.-J.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; (C.-L.Y.); (S.A.T.); (Y.-R.T.); (S.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; (J.-M.W.); (P.-J.Y.); (P.-C.L.)
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Liu Y, Yang W, Sun X, Xie L, Yang Y, Sang M, Jiao R. SS31 Ameliorates Sepsis-Induced Heart Injury by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Inflammation. Inflammation 2020; 42:2170-2180. [PMID: 31494795 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-019-01081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD), lack of effective treatment, accounts for high mortality of sepsis. Mitochondrion-targeted antioxidant peptide SS31 has been revealed to be responsible for certain cardiovascular disease by ameliorating oxidative stress injury. But whether it protects a septic heart remains little known. This study sought to prove that SS31 was capable of improving sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction dramatically. C57BL/6 mice were intraperitoneally administered lipopolysaccharide (LPS), exposed to systemic inflammation. Thirty-five C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups: sham group, LPS group (5 mg/kg), SS31 group (5 mg/kg), and SS31 + LPS group (treatment group). Heart tissues were harvested for pathological examination at the indicated time points. H9C2 cell were treated with LPS with or without the presence of SS31 (10 μM) at 37 °C to assess the effect on cardiomyocytes at the indicated time points. SS31 restored myocardial morphological damage and suppressed inflammatory response as evidenced by significantly decreasing the mRNA levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in vitro and in vivo. In addition, myocardial energy deficiency secondary to sepsis was remarkedly ameliorated by SS31. Furthermore, we found that SS-31 normalized the activity of malondialdehyde, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase in vitro and in vivo, and maintained mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) as well. And western blot was applied to measure the expressions of p-p38MAPK, p-JNK1/2, p-ERK, p62, and NF-κB p65; the results illuminated that the cardioprotective effect of SS31 was partly linked to NF-κB. In conclusion, SS31 therapy effectively protected the heart against LPS-induced cardiac damage.
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- Yue Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. 15 Jiefang Road, Xiangyang, 441000, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
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Nutrition in Sepsis: A Bench-to-Bedside Review. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12020395. [PMID: 32024268 PMCID: PMC7071318 DOI: 10.3390/nu12020395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Nutrition therapy in sepsis is challenging and differs from the standard feeding approach in critically ill patients. The dysregulated host response caused by infection induces progressive physiologic alterations, which may limit metabolic capacity by impairing mitochondrial function. Hence, early artificial nutrition should be ramped-up and emphasis laid on the post-acute phase of critical illness. Caloric dosing is ideally guided by indirect calorimetry, and endogenous energy production should be considered. Proteins should initially be delivered at low volume and progressively increased to 1.3 g/kg/day following shock symptoms wane. Both the enteral and parenteral route can be (simultaneously) used to cover caloric and protein targets. Regarding pharmaconutrition, a low dose glutamine seems appropriate in patients receiving parenteral nutrition. Supplementing arginine or selenium is not recommended. High-dose vitamin C administration may offer substantial benefit, but actual evidence is too limited for advocating its routine use in sepsis. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to modulate metabolic processes can be safely used, but non-inferiority to other intravenous lipid emulsions remains unproven in septic patients. Nutrition stewardship, defined as the whole of interventions to optimize nutritional approach and treatment, should be pursued in all septic patients but may be difficult to accomplish within a context of profoundly altered cellular metabolic processes and organ dysfunction caused by time-bound excessive inflammation and/or immune suppression. This review aims to provide an overview and practical recommendations of all aspects of nutritional therapy in the setting of sepsis.
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Elke G, Hartl WH, Kreymann KG, Adolph M, Felbinger TW, Graf T, de Heer G, Heller AR, Kampa U, Mayer K, Muhl E, Niemann B, Rümelin A, Steiner S, Stoppe C, Weimann A, Bischoff SC. Clinical Nutrition in Critical Care Medicine - Guideline of the German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM). Clin Nutr ESPEN 2019; 33:220-275. [PMID: 31451265 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Enteral and parenteral nutrition of adult critically ill patients varies in terms of the route of nutrient delivery, the amount and composition of macro- and micronutrients, and the choice of specific, immune-modulating substrates. Variations of clinical nutrition may affect clinical outcomes. The present guideline provides clinicians with updated consensus-based recommendations for clinical nutrition in adult critically ill patients who suffer from at least one acute organ dysfunction requiring specific drug therapy and/or a mechanical support device (e.g., mechanical ventilation) to maintain organ function. METHODS The former guidelines of the German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM) were updated according to the current instructions of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) valid for a S2k-guideline. According to the S2k-guideline classification, no systematic review of the available evidence was required to make recommendations, which, therefore, do not state evidence- or recommendation grades. Nevertheless, we considered and commented the evidence from randomized-controlled trials, meta-analyses and observational studies with adequate sample size and high methodological quality (until May 2018) as well as from currently valid guidelines of other societies. The liability of each recommendation was described linguistically. Each recommendation was finally validated and consented through a Delphi process. RESULTS In the introduction the guideline describes a) the pathophysiological consequences of critical illness possibly affecting metabolism and nutrition of critically ill patients, b) potential definitions for different disease phases during the course of illness, and c) methodological shortcomings of clinical trials on nutrition. Then, we make 69 consented recommendations for essential, practice-relevant elements of clinical nutrition in critically ill patients. Among others, recommendations include the assessment of nutrition status, the indication for clinical nutrition, the timing and route of nutrient delivery, and the amount and composition of substrates (macro- and micronutrients); furthermore, we discuss distinctive aspects of nutrition therapy in obese critically ill patients and those treated with extracorporeal support devices. CONCLUSION The current guideline provides clinicians with up-to-date recommendations for enteral and parenteral nutrition of adult critically ill patients who suffer from at least one acute organ dysfunction requiring specific drug therapy and/or a mechanical support device (e.g., mechanical ventilation) to maintain organ function. The period of validity of the guideline is approximately fixed at five years (2018-2023).
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- Gunnar Elke
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Surgery, University School of Medicine, Grosshadern Campus, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- University Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Neuperlach and Harlaching Medical Center, The Munich Municipal Hospitals Ltd, Oskar-Maria-Graf-Ring 51, 81737, Munich, Germany.
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- Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Center for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Clinic for Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University of Augsburg, Stenglinstrasse 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
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- Clinic for Anesthesiology, Lutheran Hospital Hattingen, Bredenscheider Strasse 54, 45525, Hattingen, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Klinikstr. 36, 35392, Gießen, Germany.
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- Eichhörnchenweg 7, 23627, Gross Grönau, Germany.
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- Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Giessen University Hospital, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35392, Gießen, Germany.
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- Clinic for Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, HELIOS St. Elisabeth Hospital Bad Kissingen, Kissinger Straße 150, 97688, Bad Kissingen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincenz Hospital Limburg, Auf dem Schafsberg, 65549, Limburg, Germany.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery, Klinikum St. Georg, Delitzscher Straße 141, 04129, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department for Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 12, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Ten Have GAM, Engelen MPKJ, Wolfe RR, Deutz NEP. Inhibition of jejunal protein synthesis and breakdown in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced sepsis pig model. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2019; 316:G755-G762. [PMID: 30978112 PMCID: PMC6620581 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00407.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Maintenance of gut integrity has long been recognized as crucial for survival in sepsis, but alterations in protein metabolism have not previously been documented. Therefore, in the present study, we measured in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced porcine sepsis model fractional protein synthesis (FSR) and breakdown rates (FBR) in jejunal mucosa in a fasted, conscious state. FSR was measured by the incorporation rate of stable tracer amino acid (l-[ring-13C6]phenylalanine) into tissue protein. FBR was determined using the relation between blood arterial enrichment and intracellular enrichment of phenylalanine in consecutive mucosal biopsies after a pulse of l-[15N]phenylalanine. Additionally, we determined the FSR in jejunum, ileum, liver, muscle, and lung tissue. We found in this sham-controlled acute sepsis pig model (control: n = 9; sepsis: n = 13) that jejunal mucosal protein turnover is reduced with both decreased FSR (control: 3.29 ± 0.22; sepsis: 2.32 ± 0.12%/h, P = 0.0008) and FBR (control: 0.72 ± 0.12; sepsis: 0.34 ± 0.04%/h, P = 0.006). We also found that FSR was unchanged in ileum and muscle, whereas it was higher in the liver (control: 0.87 ± 0.05; sepsis: 1.05 ± 0.06%/h, P = 0.041). Our data, obtained with a translational acute sepsis model, suggest that jejunal mucosal protein metabolism is diminished in acute sepsis. Comparison with other tissues indicates that the most serious acute metabolic changes in sepsis occur in the jejunum rather than the muscle. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In a highly translational acute sepsis model, presented data suggest that jejunal mucosal protein metabolism is diminished in acute sepsis, even if the origin of the sepsis is not located in the gut. Comparison with other tissues indicates that the most serious acute changes in the protein synthesis rates in sepsis occur in the gut rather than the muscle. Therefore, we hypothesize that preventing a compromised gut is critical to maintain gut function during sepsis.
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- Gabriëlla A. M. Ten Have
- 1Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas,2Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- 1Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas,2Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- 2Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- 1Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas,2Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Hu L, Xu B, Wang Y, Wang M, Wang H. Influence of arginine on enzymes related to arginine metabolism in bovine mammary epithelial cells in vitro. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2017-0215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bovine mammary epithelial cells were used to evaluate the effects of different levels of Arginine (Arg) on enzymes related to Arg metabolism. A series of seven Arg concentrations in the medium as treatments were T0 (0.00 mg L−1) as control group, and T0.25 (69.50 mg L−1), T0.5 (139.00 mg L−1), T1 (278.00 mg L−1), T2 (556.00 mg L−1), T4 (1112.00 mg L−1), and T8 (2224.00 mg L−1) as experiment groups, respectively. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis showed that the nitric oxide concentration, the expressions of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in mRNA, and enzyme level were all increased in response to enhanced Arg doses such that the T8 was the greatest group (P < 0.05). Four-fold Arg concentration improved gene expression and synthesis of arginase which then deceased when excessive Arg was supplied (P < 0.05). The expressions of ornithine aminotransferase mRNA and enzyme in T1 and T2 groups were significantly greater than that in the other groups (P < 0.05). Two-fold Arg was the optimum level for ornithine decarboxylase gene expression and enzyme synthesis among all seven treatments (P < 0.05). These somewhat various effects of Arg concentrations on four kinds of enzymes in different Arg metabolic pathways suggest that Arg might participate in regulating bovine mammary physiological function with an optimum concentration by influencing the enzymes in related metabolic pathways.
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- Liangyu Hu
- School of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, People’s Republic of China
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- Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, People’s Republic of China
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Meesters DM, Wijnands KAP, Brink PRG, Poeze M. Malnutrition and Fracture Healing: Are Specific Deficiencies in Amino Acids Important in Nonunion Development? Nutrients 2018; 10:E1597. [PMID: 30384490 PMCID: PMC6266771 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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With the increasing incidence of fractures now, and in the future, the absolute number of bone-healing complications such as nonunion development will also increase. Next to fracture-dependent factors such as large bone loss volumes and inadequate stabilization, the nutritional state of these patients is a major influential factor for the fracture repair process. In this review, we will focus on the influence of protein/amino acid malnutrition and its influence on fracture healing. Mainly, the arginine-citrulline-nitric oxide metabolism is of importance since it can affect fracture healing via several precursors of collagen formation, and through nitric oxide synthases it has influences on the bio-molecular inflammatory responses and the local capillary growth and circulation.
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- Dennis M Meesters
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Deutz NEP, Thaden JJ, Ten Have GAM, Walker DK, Engelen MPKJ. Metabolic phenotyping using kinetic measurements in young and older healthy adults. Metabolism 2018; 78:167-178. [PMID: 28986165 PMCID: PMC5732887 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aging process is often associated with the presence of sarcopenia. Although changes in the plasma concentration of several amino acids have been observed in older adults, it remains unclear whether these changes are related to disturbances in whole body production and/or interconversions. METHODS We studied 10 healthy young (~22.7y) and 17 older adults (~64.8y) by administering a mixture of stable amino acid tracers in a pulse and in a primed constant infusion. We calculated whole body production (WBP) and metabolite to metabolite interconversions. In addition, we measured body composition, muscle function, and provided questionnaires to assess daily dietary intake, physical activity, mood (anxiety, depression) and markers of cognitive function. Plasma enrichments and metabolite concentrations were measured by GC- and LC-MS/MS and statistics were performed by student t-test. RESULTS Older adults had a 11% higher body mass index (p=0.04) and 27% reduced peak leg extension force (p=0.02) than the younger group, but comparable values for muscle mass, mood and cognitive function. Although small differences in several plasma amino acid concentrations were observed, we found older adults had about 40% higher values of WBP for glutamine (221±27 vs. 305±21μmol/kgffm/h, p=0.03) and tau-methylhistidine (0.15±0.01 vs. 0.21±0.02μmol/kgffm/h, p=0.04), 26% lower WBP value for arginine (59±4 vs. 44±4μmol/kgffm/h, p=0.02) and a reduction in WBP (50%; 1.23±0.15 vs. 0.69±0.06μmol/kgffm/h, p=0.001) and concentration (25%; 3.5±0.3μmol/l vs. 2.6±0.2μmol/l, p=0.01) for β-Hydroxy β-Methylbutyrate. No differences were observed in protein catabolism. Clearance of arginine was decreased (27%, p=0.03) and clearance of glutamine (58%, p=0.01), leucine (67%, p=0.001) and KIC (76%, p=0.004) were increased in older adults. CONCLUSIONS Specific differences exist between young and older adults in amino acid metabolism.
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- Nicolaas E P Deutz
- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Dept. Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Dept. Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Dept. Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Dept. Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Dept. Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Han D, Li X, Li S, Su T, Fan L, Fan WS, Qiao HY, Chen JW, Fan MM, Li XJ, Wang YB, Ma S, Qiu Y, Tian ZH, Cao F. Reduced silent information regulator 1 signaling exacerbates sepsis-induced myocardial injury and mitigates the protective effect of a liver X receptor agonist. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 113:291-303. [PMID: 28993270 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Myocardial injury and dysfunction are critical manifestations of sepsis. Previous studies have reported that liver X receptor (LXR) activation is protective during sepsis. However, whether LXR activation protects against septic heart injury and its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. This study was designed to determine the role of LXR activation in the septic heart with a focus on SIRT1 (silent information regulator 1) signaling. Male cardiac-specific SIRT1 knockout mice (SIRT1-/-) and their wild-type littermates were subjected to sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in the presence or absence of LXR agonist T0901317. The survival rate of mice was recorded during the 7-day period post CLP. Our results demonstrated that SIRT1-/- mice suffered from exacerbated mortality and myocardial injury in comparison with their wild-type littermates. Meanwhile, T0901317 treatment improved mice survival, accompanied by significant ameliorations of myocardial injury and dysfunction in wild-type mice but not in SIRT1-/- mice. Furthermore, the levels of myocardial inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, MCP-1, MPO and HMGB1), oxidative stress (ROS generation, MDA), endoplasmic-reticulum (ER) stress (protein levels of CHOP, GRP78, GRP94, IRE1α, and ATF6), and cardiac apoptosis following CLP were inhibited by T0901317 treatment in wild-type mice but not in SIRT1-/- mice. Mechanistically, T0901317 enhanced SIRT1 signaling and the subsequent deacetylation and activation of antioxidative FoxO1 and anti-ER stress HSF1, as well as the deacetylation and inhibition of pro-inflammatory NF-ΚB and pro-apoptotic P53, thereby alleviating sepsis-induced myocardial injury and dysfunction. Our data support the promise of LXR activation as an effective strategy for relieving heart septic injury.
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- Dong Han
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China; Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China, 610083
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases & Department of Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.
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van Zwol A, Oosterloo NBC, de Betue CT, Bogers A, de Liefde II, Deutz NEP, Joosten KFM. Effects of glucocorticoids on serum amino acid levels during cardiac surgery in children. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2017; 23:212-216. [PMID: 29460801 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardio pulmonary bypass often receive glucocorticoids to reduce the systemic inflammatory response. Glucocorticoids stimulate protein breakdown and increase amino acid availability. We studied whether glucocorticoid treatment influences the availability of amino acids, specifically those involved in the nitric oxide pathway. METHODS We prospectively studied 49 children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery. Serum cortisol and amino acid levels were measured in arterial blood sampled before surgery (t = -5 min), directly after surgery (t = 0 h) and at t = 12 h and t = 24 h after surgery. Serum cortisol and amino acid levels were compared between children who had received glucocorticoids (G+) and children who had not (G-). RESULTS Of 49 patients included ((49% male, age 1.7 (0.5-8.7) y)), 33 (67%) received glucocorticoids. Baseline characteristics were not different between groups, except a higher weighted inotropic score in the G+ group. At t = 0 h, serum cortisol levels in the G+ group were significantly higher than in the G- group (7218 vs. 660 nmol/L; (p < 0.05)), but not different at the other time points. The levels of plasma amino acids had dropped after surgery. Compared to the G- group, in the G+ group the total amount of amino acids was significantly higher at t = 12 and t = 24; citrulline levels were higher at t = 12 and t = 24; and glutamine and arginine levels were higher at t = 12. CONCLUSIONS Glucocorticoid treatment during cardiac surgery in children preserves serum amino acid levels post-surgery. The preservation of glutamine, citrulline and arginine levels might have a beneficial effect on the related NO metabolism.
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- Annelies van Zwol
- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Center of Translation Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Mason A, Engelen MPKJ, Ivanov I, Toffolo GM, Deutz NEP. A four-compartment compartmental model to assess net whole body protein breakdown using a pulse of phenylalanine and tyrosine stable isotopes in humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2017; 313:E63-E74. [PMID: 28270442 PMCID: PMC6109702 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00362.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The stable isotopes of phenylalanine (Phe) and tyrosine (Tyr) are often used to study whole body protein metabolism in humans. Noncompartmental approaches give limited physiological insight in the compartmental characteristics. We therefore developed a compartmental mathematical model of Phe/Tyr metabolism to describe protein fluxes by using stable tracer dynamic data in plasma following intravenous bolus of l-[ring-13C6]Phe and l-[ring-2H4]Tyr in healthy subjects. The model consists of four compartments describing Phe/Tyr kinetics. Because the model is a priori nonidentifiable, it is quantified in terms of two uniquely identifiable submodels representing two limit case scenarios, based on known physiology. The two submodels, identified by using the software SAAM II, fit well the experimental data of all individuals and provide an unbiased overview of the metabolic pathway in terms of intervals of validity of the non-uniquely identifiable variables. The model provides estimates of the flux from Phe to Tyr [4.1 ± 1.0 µmol·kg fat-free mass (FFM)-1·h-1 (mean ± SE)] and intervals of validity of the flux and pool estimates. Our preferred submodel yielded protein breakdown flux (50.5 ± 5.2 µmol·kg FFM-1·h-1), net protein breakdown (4.1 ± 1.0 µmol·kg FFM-1·h-1), Tyr from Phe hydroxylation (~12%), hydroxylated Phe (~8%), and flux ratio of Tyr to Phe arising from protein catabolism (0.68), consistent with available literature. The other submodel suggest that the assumptions made by noncompartmental analysis are consistently underestimated. Our accurate and detailed model for estimating Phe/Tyr metabolic pathways in humans might be essential to applications in a variety of scenarios describing whole body protein synthesis and breakdown in health and disease.
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- Alvise Mason
- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Department of Information Engineering, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy; and
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Information Engineering, Universita' degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy; and
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas;
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Intravenous Arginine Administration Promotes Proangiogenic Cells Mobilization and Attenuates Lung Injury in Mice with Polymicrobial Sepsis. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9050507. [PMID: 28513569 PMCID: PMC5452237 DOI: 10.3390/nu9050507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This study investigated the influence of intravenous arginine (Arg) administration on alteration of circulating proangiogenic cells and remote lung injury in a model of polymicrobial sepsis. Mice were assigned to one normal control group (NC) and two sepsis groups that were induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). One of the sepsis groups was injected with saline (SS), whereas the other (SA) was administered with a single bolus of 300 mg Arg/kg body weight via the tail vein 1 h after CLP. Septic mice were sacrificed at either 24 or 48 h after CLP, with their blood and lung tissues collected for analysis. Results showed that septic groups had higher proangiogenic cells releasing factors and proangiogenic cells percentage in blood. Also, concentration of inflammatory cytokines and expression of angiopoietin (Angpt)/Tie-2 genes in lung tissues were upregulated. Arg administration promoted mobilization of circulating proangiogenic cells while it downregulated the production of inflammatory cytokines and expression of Angpt/Tie-2 genes in the lung. The results of this investigation suggested that intravenous administration of Arg shortly after the onset of sepsis enhanced the mobilization of circulating proangiogenic cells, maintained the homeostasis of the Angpt/Tie-2 axis, and attenuated remote organ injury in polymicrobial sepsis.
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The intensive care medicine research agenda in nutrition and metabolism. Intensive Care Med 2017; 43:1239-1256. [PMID: 28374096 PMCID: PMC5569654 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4711-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Purpose The objectives of this review are to summarize the current practices and major recent advances in critical care nutrition and metabolism, review common beliefs that have been contradicted by recent trials, highlight key remaining areas of uncertainty, and suggest recommendations for the top 10 studies/trials to be done in the next 10 years. Methods Recent literature was reviewed and developments and knowledge gaps were summarized. The panel identified candidate topics for future trials in critical care nutrition and metabolism. Then, members of the panel rated each one of the topics using a grading system (0–4). Potential studies were ranked on the basis of average score. Results Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have challenged several concepts, including the notion that energy expenditure must be met universally in all critically ill patients during the acute phase of critical illness, the routine monitoring of gastric residual volume, and the value of immune-modulating nutrition. The optimal protein dose combined with standardized active and passive mobilization during the acute phase and post-acute phase of critical illness were the top ranked studies for the next 10 years. Nutritional assessment, nutritional strategies in critically obese patients, and the effects of continuous versus intermittent enteral nutrition were also among the highest-ranking studies. Conclusions Priorities for clinical research in the field of nutritional management of critically ill patients were suggested, with the prospect that different nutritional interventions targeted to the appropriate patient population will be examined for their effect on facilitating recovery and improving survival in adequately powered and properly designed studies, probably in conjunction with physical activity. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-017-4711-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Bosoi CR, Oliveira MM, Ochoa-Sanchez R, Tremblay M, Ten Have GA, Deutz NE, Rose CF, Bemeur C. The bile duct ligated rat: A relevant model to study muscle mass loss in cirrhosis. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:513-518. [PMID: 27981407 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Muscle mass loss and hepatic encephalopathy (complex neuropsychiatric disorder) are serious complications of chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) which impact negatively on clinical outcome and quality of life and increase mortality. Liver disease leads to hyperammonemia and ammonia toxicity is believed to play a major role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. However, the effects of ammonia are not brain-specific and therefore may also affect other organs and tissues including muscle. The precise pathophysiological mechanisms underlying muscle wasting in chronic liver disease remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we characterized body composition as well as muscle protein synthesis in cirrhotic rats with hepatic encephalopathy using the 6-week bile duct ligation (BDL) model which recapitulates the main features of cirrhosis. Compared to sham-operated control animals, BDL rats display significant decreased gain in body weight, altered body composition, decreased gastrocnemius muscle mass and circumference as well as altered muscle morphology. Muscle protein synthesis was also significantly reduced in BDL rats compared to control animals. These findings demonstrate that the 6-week BDL experimental rat is a relevant model to study liver disease-induced muscle mass loss.
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- Cristina R Bosoi
- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Hepato-Neuro Laboratory, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
- Département de nutrition, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Morris CR, Hamilton-Reeves J, Martindale RG, Sarav M, Ochoa Gautier JB. Acquired Amino Acid Deficiencies: A Focus on Arginine and Glutamine. Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 32:30S-47S. [PMID: 28388380 DOI: 10.1177/0884533617691250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Nonessential amino acids are synthesized de novo and therefore not diet dependent. In contrast, essential amino acids must be obtained through nutrition since they cannot be synthesized internally. Several nonessential amino acids may become essential under conditions of stress and catabolic states when the capacity of endogenous amino acid synthesis is exceeded. Arginine and glutamine are 2 such conditionally essential amino acids and are the focus of this review. Low arginine bioavailability plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of a growing number of varied diseases, including sickle cell disease, thalassemia, malaria, acute asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and trauma, among others. Catabolism of arginine by arginase enzymes is the most common cause of an acquired arginine deficiency syndrome, frequently contributing to endothelial dysfunction and/or T-cell dysfunction, depending on the clinical scenario and disease state. Glutamine, an arginine precursor, is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body and, like arginine, becomes deficient in several conditions of stress, including critical illness, trauma, infection, cancer, and gastrointestinal disorders. At-risk populations are discussed together with therapeutic options that target these specific acquired amino acid deficiencies.
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- Claudia R Morris
- 1 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emory-Children's Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- 2 Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- 3 Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- 4 Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Northshore University Health System, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Baker L, Lanz B, Andreola F, Ampuero J, Wijeyesekera A, Holmes E, Deutz N. New technologies - new insights into the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. Metab Brain Dis 2016; 31:1259-1267. [PMID: 27696270 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9906-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome which frequently accompanies acute or chronic liver disease. It is characterized by a variety of symptoms of different severity such as cognitive deficits and impaired motor functions. Currently, HE is seen as a consequence of a low grade cerebral oedema associated with the formation of cerebral oxidative stress and deranged cerebral oscillatory networks. However, the pathogenesis of HE is still incompletely understood as liver dysfunction triggers exceptionally complex metabolic derangements in the body which need to be investigated by appropriate technologies. This review summarizes technological approaches presented at the ISHEN conference 2014 in London which may help to gain new insights into the pathogenesis of HE. Dynamic in vivo 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed to analyse effects of chronic liver failure in rats on brain energy metabolism. By using a genomics approach, microRNA expression changes were identified in plasma of animals with acute liver failure which may be involved in interorgan interactions and which may serve as organ-specific biomarkers for tissue damage during acute liver failure. Genomics were also applied to analyse glutaminase gene polymorphisms in patients with liver cirrhosis indicating that haplotype-dependent glutaminase activity is an important pathogenic factor in HE. Metabonomics represents a promising approach to better understand HE, by capturing the systems level metabolic changes associated with disease in individuals, and enabling monitoring of metabolic phenotypes in real time, over a time course and in response to treatment, to better inform clinical decision making. Targeted fluxomics allow the determination of metabolic reaction rates thereby discriminating metabolite level changes in HE in terms of production, consumption and clearance.
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- Luisa Baker
- Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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- Liver Failure Group, UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Inter-Centre Unit of Digestive Diseases, Virgen Macarena - Virgen del Rocío University Hospitals, Sevilla, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Rosenthal MD, Carrott PW, Patel J, Kiraly L, Martindale RG. Parenteral or Enteral Arginine Supplementation Safety and Efficacy. J Nutr 2016; 146:2594S-2600S. [PMID: 27934650 DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.228544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Arginine supplementation has the potential to improve the health of patients. Its use in hospitalized patients has been a controversial topic in the nutrition literature, especially concerning supplementation of septic patients. In this article, we review the relevant literature both for and against the use of arginine in critically ill, surgical, and hospitalized patients. The effect of critical illness on arginine metabolism is reviewed, as is its use in septic and critically ill patients. Although mounting evidence supports immunonutrition, there are only a few studies that suggest that this is safe in patients with severe sepsis. The use of arginine has been shown to benefit a variety of critically ill patients. It should be considered for inclusion in combinations of immunonutrients or commercial formulations for groups in whom its benefit has been reported consistently, such as those who have suffered trauma and those in acute surgical settings. The aims of this review are to discuss the role of arginine in health, the controversy surrounding arginine supplementation of septic patients, and the use of arginine in critically ill patients.
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- Martin D Rosenthal
- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, and.,Center for Sepsis and Critical Illness Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; and
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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Costa BP, Martins P, Veríssimo C, Simões M, Tomé M, Grazina M, Pimentel J, Castro-Sousa F. Argininemia and plasma arginine bioavailability - predictive factors of mortality in the severe trauma patients? Nutr Metab (Lond) 2016; 13:60. [PMID: 27582779 PMCID: PMC5006376 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-016-0118-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Arginine is an amino acid determinant in the metabolic, immune and reparative responses to severe trauma. The present study aims to determine argininemia and plasma arginine bioavailability (PAB) in critical trauma patients and to analyze its correlation with prognosis. METHODS A prospective study of 23 critical trauma patients was undertaken. Aminoacidemias were determined, by ion exchange chromatography, at admission and in the first and third days and compared with those of 11 healthy individuals. PAB was calculated. Severity indexes and outcome parameters were recorded. RESULTS Values of argininemia, citrullinemia and ornithinemia at the admission were significantly lower than those of the controls (arginine: 41.2 ± 20.6 versus 56.1 ± 11.9 μmol/L, P = 0.034). Hipoargininemia (<60 μmol/L) prevalence was 82.6 %. Mean PAB was 62.4 ± 25.6 %. Argininemia < 26 μmol/L constituted a significant predictive factor of in-hospital mortality [n = 4 (17.4 %); 75 versus 15.8 %, P = 0.04; odds ratio = 4.7; accuracy = 87 %] and lower actuarial survival (63.5 ± 43.9 versus 256.1 ± 33.3 days, P = 0.031). PAB <42 % [n = 6 (26.1 %)] was associated with higher lactacidemia levels (P = 0.033), higher in-hospital mortality (66.7 versus 11.8 %, P = 0.021; odds ratio = 5.7, accuracy = 82.6 %) and lower actuarial survival (87.2 ± 37.5 versus 261.4 ± 34.7 days, n.s.). Probability of in-hospital mortality was inversely and significantly related with PAB [61.8 ± 8.8 % (95 % CI 50.8-72.7) when PAB <41 % and 2.8 ± 1.9 % (95 % CI 1.9-8.3) when PAB > 81 %, P = 0.0001]. Charlson's index ≥1, APACHE II ≥19.5, SOFA ≥7.5, and glutaminemia < 320 μmol/L were also predictive factors of actuarial survival. CONCLUSIONS Those results confirm the high prevalence of arginine depletion in severe trauma patients and the relevance of argininemia and PAB as predictive factors of mortality in this context.
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- Beatriz P. Costa
- “A” Surgical Department, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Intensive Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Genetic Biochemistry Department, Center for Neurosciences and Cellular Biology of Coimbra University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Genetic Biochemistry Department, Center for Neurosciences and Cellular Biology of Coimbra University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- “A” Surgical Department, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Genetic Biochemistry Department, Center for Neurosciences and Cellular Biology of Coimbra University, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Intensive Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- “A” Surgical Department, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Deveaux A, Pham I, West SG, André E, Lantoine-Adam F, Bunouf P, Sadi S, Hermier D, Mathé V, Fouillet H, Huneau JF, Benamouzig R, Mariotti F. l-Arginine Supplementation Alleviates Postprandial Endothelial Dysfunction When Baseline Fasting Plasma Arginine Concentration Is Low: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Overweight Adults with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. J Nutr 2016; 146:1330-40. [PMID: 27281800 DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.227959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vascular endothelial dysfunction, the hallmark of early atherosclerosis, is induced transiently by a high-fat meal. High doses of free l-arginine supplements reduce fasting endothelial dysfunction. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the effects of a low dose of a sustained-release (SR) l-arginine supplement on postprandial endothelial function in healthy overweight adults with cardiometabolic risk factors and to investigate whether this effect may vary by baseline arginine status. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, 2-period crossover, placebo-controlled trial (4-wk treatment, 4-wk washout), we compared the effects of 1.5 g SR-l-arginine 3 times/d (4.5 g/d) with placebo in 33 healthy overweight adults [body mass index (BMI, in kg/m(2)): 25 to >30] with the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTW) phenotype [plasma triglycerides > 150 mg/dL; waist circumference > 94 cm (men) or > 80 cm (women)]. The main outcome variable tested was postprandial endothelial function after a high-fat meal (900 kcal), as evaluated by use of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and Framingham reactive hyperemia index (fRHI), after each treatment. By use of subgroup analysis, we determined whether the effect was related to the baseline plasma arginine concentration. RESULTS In the total population, the effects of SR-arginine supplementation on postprandial endothelial function were mixed and largely varied with baseline fasting arginine concentration (P-interaction < 0.05). In the lower half of the population (below the median of 78.2 μmol arginine/L plasma), but not the upper half, SR-arginine supplementation attenuated the postprandial decrease in both FMD (29% decrease with SR-arginine compared with 50% decrease with placebo) and fRHI (5% increase with SR-arginine compared with 49% decrease with placebo), resulting in significantly higher mean ± SEM values with SR-arginine (FMD: 4.0% ± 0.40%; fRHI: 0.41 ± 0.069) than placebo (FMD: 2.9% ± 0.31%; fRHI: 0.21 ± 0.060) at the end of the postprandial period (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Supplementation with low-dose SR-arginine alleviates postprandial endothelial dysfunction in healthy HTW adults when the baseline plasma arginine concentration is relatively low. The benefits of arginine supplementation may be linked to a lower ability to mobilize endogenous arginine for nitric oxide synthesis during a postprandial challenge. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02354794.
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- Ambre Deveaux
- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Investigations, Jean Verdier Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux Paris, Bondy, France
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- Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; and
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- UMR Physiologie de la Nutrition et du Comportement Alimentaire, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France;
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Jonker R, Deutz NE, Erbland ML, Anderson PJ, Engelen MP. Alterations in whole-body arginine metabolism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Clin Nutr 2016; 103:1458-64. [PMID: 27146652 PMCID: PMC4880996 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.125187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition characterized by systemic low-grade inflammation that could increase the production of nitric oxide (NO), of which arginine is the sole precursor. Arginine is derived from the breakdown of protein and through the conversion of citrulline to arginine (de novo arginine production). OBJECTIVE Our objective was to study whole-body arginine and citrulline and related metabolism in stable COPD patients. DESIGN With the use of stable isotope methodology, we studied whole-body arginine and citrulline rates of appearance, de novo arginine (citrulline-to-arginine flux) and NO (arginine-to-citrulline flux) production, protein synthesis and breakdown rates, and plasma amino acid concentrations in a heterogeneous group of patients with moderate-to-severe COPD [n = 23, mean ± SE age: 65 ± 2 y, forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1): 40% ± 2% of predicted], and a group of healthy older adults (n = 19, mean ± SE age: 64 ± 2 y, FEV1: 95% ± 4% of predicted). RESULTS Although plasma arginine and citrulline concentrations were comparable between COPD patients and controls, whole-body arginine (P = 0.015) and citrulline (P = 0.026) rates of appearance were higher in COPD patients and related to a 57% greater de novo arginine production (P < 0.0001). Despite a higher whole-body arginine clearance in COPD patients (P < 0.0001), we found no difference in NO production. CONCLUSION In stable patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, endogenous arginine production is upregulated to support a higher arginine utilization that is unrelated to whole-body NO production. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01173354 and NCT01172314.
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- Renate Jonker
- Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Departments of Geriatrics and
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Departments of Geriatrics and
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and Departments of Geriatrics and
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Molnar T, Pusch G, Nagy L, Keki S, Berki T, Illes Z. Correlation of the L-Arginine Pathway with Thrombo-Inflammation May Contribute to the Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 25:2055-60. [PMID: 27263035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune responses contribute to secondary injury after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), and metabolites of the L-arginine pathway are associated with stroke outcome. Here, we analyzed the relationship of the L-arginine pathway with thrombo-inflammatory biomarkers in AIS and their additive and independent associations to outcome. METHODS Serial changes in P-selectin, tPA, MCP-1, sCD40L, IL-6, IL-8, L-arginine, and asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA, SDMA) were investigated in 55 patients with AIS and without infection within 6 and 72 hours after stroke onset. Outcomes were assessed as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) worsening by 24 hours, poststroke infection, and death by 1 month. RESULTS Serum levels of L-arginine showed negative correlation, whereas ADMA and SDMA showed positive correlation with thrombo-inflammatory biomarkers in the hyperacute phase. Most of these correlations disappeared by 72 poststroke hours. Correlation of MCP-1 with both ADMA and SDMA levels at 6 hours was associated with both NIHSS worsening and poststroke infections, respectively; sCD40L and SDMA correlation at 6 hours was also associated with NIHSS worsening. Negative correlation between P-selectin and L-arginine concentrations in the hyperacute phase was associated with NIHSS worsening. Strong negative correlation was found between IL-6 and L-arginine levels in the hyperacute phase in patients with poststroke infection. Only L-arginine and SDMA at 72 hours were independently associated with poststroke infection respectively. CONCLUSIONS Concentration of L-arginine and ADMA/SDMA differentially correlates with thrombo-inflammation in the hyperacute phase of ischemic stroke. Such correlations are independently associated with poststroke infection but not with other outcomes.
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- Tihamer Molnar
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Patel JJ, Miller KR, Rosenthal C, Rosenthal MD. When Is It Appropriate to Use Arginine in Critical Illness? Nutr Clin Pract 2016; 31:438-44. [PMID: 27252277 DOI: 10.1177/0884533616652576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In health, arginine is considered a nonessential amino acid but can become an essential amino acid (ie, conditionally essential amino acid) during periods of metabolic or traumatic stress as endogenous arginine supply is inadequate to meet physiologic demands. Arginine depletion in critical illness is associated with impairments in microcirculatory blood flow, impaired wound healing, and T-cell dysfunction. The purpose of this review is to (1) describe arginine metabolism and role in health and critical illness, (2) describe the relationship between arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine, and (3) review studies of supplemental arginine in critically ill patients.
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- Jayshil J Patel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Reduced arginine availability and nitric oxide synthesis in cancer is related to impaired endogenous arginine synthesis. Clin Sci (Lond) 2016; 130:1185-95. [PMID: 27129191 DOI: 10.1042/cs20160233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Reduced plasma arginine (ARG) concentrations are found in various types of cancer. ARG and its product nitric oxide (NO) are important mediators in the immune function and the defense against tumour cells. It remains unclear whether the diminished systemic ARG availability in cancer is related to insufficient endogenous ARG synthesis, negatively affecting NO synthesis, and whether a dietary amino acid mixture is able to restore this. In 13 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 11 healthy controls, whole body ARG and CIT (citrulline) rates of appearance were measured by stable isotope methodology before and after intake of a mixture of amino acids as present in whey protein. The conversions of CIT to ARG (indicator of de novo ARG synthesis) and ARG to CIT (marker of NO synthesis), and ARG clearance (reflecting ARG disposal capacity) were calculated. Plasma isotopic enrichments and amino acid concentrations were measured by LC-MS/MS. Conversions of CIT to ARG and ARG to CIT (P<0.05), and CIT rate of appearance (P=0.07) were lower in NSCLC. ARG rate of appearance and clearance were comparable suggesting no enhanced systemic ARG production and disposal capacity in NSCLC. After intake of the mixture, ARG rate of appearance and concentration increased (P<0.001), and ARG to CIT conversion was restored in NSCLC. In conclusion, an impaired endogenous ARG synthesis plays a role in the reduced systemic ARG availability and NO synthesis in advanced NSCLC. Nutritional approaches may restore systemic ARG availability and NO synthesis in cancer, but the clinical implication remains unclear.
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"Immunonutrition" Has Failed to Improve Peritonitis-Induced Septic Shock in Rodents. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147644. [PMID: 26808822 PMCID: PMC4726599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunonutrition in sepsis, including n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) or L-arginine supplementation, is a controversial issue that has yielded a great number of studies for the last thirty-five years, and the conclusions regarding the quantity and quality of this support in patients are deceiving. The aim of the present experimental study is to investigate the effects of a pretreatment with enteral nutrition enriched with n-3 PUFAs or L-arginine on vascular dysfunctions, inflammation and oxidative stress during septic shock in rats. DESIGN Rats were fed with enteral Peptamen® HN (HN group), Peptamen® AF containing n-3 PUFAs (AF group) or Peptamen® AF enriched with L-arginine (AFA group). On day 4, peritonitis by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was performed. Rats were resuscitated (H18) once septic shock was established. After a 4-hour resuscitation, vessels and organs were harvested to assess inflammation, superoxide anion, nitric oxide and prostacyclin levels. Ex-vivo vascular reactivity was also performed. RESULTS Compared to CLP-AF or CLP-HN groups, 47.6% of CLP-AFA rats died before the beginning of hemodynamic measurements (vs. 8.0% and 20.0% respectively, p<0.05). AF and AFA rats required significantly increased norepinephrine infusion rates to reach the mean arterial pressure objective, compared to CLP-HN rats. Both CLP-AF and CLP-AFA reduced mesenteric resistance arterial contractility, decreased vascular oxidative stress, but increased NF-κB (0.40±0.15 in CLP-AF and 0.69±0.06 in CLP-AFA vs. 0.09±0.03 in SHAM rats and 0.30±0.06 in CLP-HN, ß-actin ratio, p<0.05) and pIκB expression (0.60±0.03 in CLP-AF and 0.94±0.15 in CLP-AFA vs. 0.04±0.01 in SHAM rats and 0.56±0.07 in CLP-HN, ß-actin ratio, p<0.05), nitric oxide and prostacyclin production in septic rats. CONCLUSIONS Although n-3 PUFAs or L-arginine supplementation exhibited an antioxidant effect, it worsened the septic shock-induced vascular dysfunction. Furthermore, mortality was higher after L-arginine supplementation.
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Applications of stable, nonradioactive isotope tracers in in vivo human metabolic research. Exp Mol Med 2016; 48:e203. [PMID: 26795236 PMCID: PMC4686699 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2015.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The human body is in a constant state of turnover, that is, being synthesized, broken down and/or converted to different compounds. The dynamic nature of in vivo kinetics of human metabolism at rest and in stressed conditions such as exercise and pathophysiological conditions such as diabetes and cancer can be quantitatively assessed with stable, nonradioactive isotope tracers in conjunction with gas or liquid chromatography mass spectrometry and modeling. Although measurements of metabolite concentrations have been useful as general indicators of one's health status, critical information on in vivo kinetics of metabolites such as rates of production, appearance or disappearance of metabolites are not provided. Over the past decades, stable, nonradioactive isotope tracers have been used to provide information on dynamics of specific metabolites. Stable isotope tracers can be used in conjunction with molecular and cellular biology tools, thereby providing an in-depth dynamic assessment of metabolic changes, as well as simultaneous investigation of the molecular basis for the observed kinetic responses. In this review, we will introduce basic principles of stable isotope methodology for tracing in vivo kinetics of human or animal metabolism with examples of quantifying certain aspects of in vivo kinetics of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism.
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Kim IY, Schutzler SE, Schrader A, Spencer HJ, Azhar G, Deutz NEP, Wolfe RR. Acute ingestion of citrulline stimulates nitric oxide synthesis but does not increase blood flow in healthy young and older adults with heart failure. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2015; 309:E915-24. [PMID: 26442881 PMCID: PMC4669336 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00339.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To determine if age-associated vascular dysfunction in older adults with heart failure (HF) is due to insufficient synthesis of nitric oxide (NO), we performed two separate studies: 1) a kinetic study with a stable isotope tracer method to determine in vivo kinetics of NO metabolism, and 2) a vascular function study using a plethysmography method to determine reactive hyperemic forearm blood flow (RH-FBF) in older and young adults in the fasted state and in response to citrulline ingestion. In the fasted state, NO synthesis (per kg body wt) was ∼ 50% lower in older vs. young adults and was related to a decreased rate of appearance of the NO precursor arginine. Citrulline ingestion (3 g) stimulated de novo arginine synthesis in both older [6.88 ± 0.83 to 35.40 ± 4.90 μmol · kg body wt(-1) · h(-1)] and to a greater extent in young adults (12.02 ± 1.01 to 66.26 ± 4.79 μmol · kg body wt(-1) · h(-1)). NO synthesis rate increased correspondingly in older (0.17 ± 0.01 to 2.12 ± 0.36 μmol · kg body wt(-1) · h(-1)) and to a greater extent in young adults (0.36 ± 0.04 to 3.57 ± 0.47 μmol · kg body wt(-1) · h(-1)). Consistent with the kinetic data, RH-FBF in the fasted state was ∼ 40% reduced in older vs. young adults. However, citrulline ingestion (10 g) failed to increase RH-FBF in either older or young adults. In conclusion, citrulline ingestion improved impaired NO synthesis in older HF adults but not RH-FBF, suggesting that factors other than NO synthesis play a role in the impaired RH-FBF in older HF adults, and/or it may require a longer duration of supplementation to be effective in improving RH-FBF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Il-Young Kim
- Department of Geriatrics, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas,
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- Department of Geriatrics, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- College of Medicine Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; and
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- College of Medicine Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; and
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- Department of Geriatrics, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Geriatrics, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Meta-analysis is not enough: The critical role of pathophysiology in determining optimal care in clinical nutrition. Clin Nutr 2015; 35:748-57. [PMID: 26615913 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Evidence based medicine has preferably been based on prospective randomized controlled trials (PRCT's) and subsequent meta-analyses in many fields including nutrition and metabolism. These meta-analyses often yield convincing, contradictory or no proof of effectiveness. Consequently recommendations and guidelines of varying validity and quality have been published, often failing to convince the medical, insurance and government worlds to support nutritional care. Causes for lack of adequate proof of effectiveness are manifold. Many studies and meta-analyses lacked pathophysiological depth in design and interpretation. Study populations were not homogenous and endpoints not always clearly defined. Patients were included not at nutritional risk, unlikely to benefit from nutritional intervention. Others received nutrients in excess of requirements or tolerance due to organ failure. To include all available studies in a meta-analysis, study quality and homogeneity were only assessed on the basis of formal study design and outcome rather than on patient characteristics. Consequently, some studies showed benefit but included patients suffering harm, other studies were negative but contained patients that benefited. Recommendations did not always emphasize these shortcomings, confusing the medical and nutritional community and creating the impression that nutritional support is not beneficial. Strong reliance on meta-analyses and guidelines shifts the focus of education from studying clinical and nutritional physiology to memorizing guidelines. To prevent or improve malnutrition more physiological knowledge should be acquired to personalize nutritional practices and to more correctly value and evaluate the evidence. This also applies to the design and interpretation of PRCT's and meta-analyses.
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