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Whey Protein for Nonalcoholic
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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CT imaging
(Usage) CT imaging (Health aspects) Liver diseases (Diagnosis) Liver diseases (Care and treatment) Liver diseases (Research) Whey (Health aspects) Milk proteins (Health aspects) Milk proteins (Research) Alanine aminotransferase (Measurement) Alanine aminotransferase (Physiological aspects) Alanine aminotransferase (Research) |
| Author: | Gaby, Alan R. |
| Pub Date: | 10/01/2009 |
| Publication: | Name: Townsend Letter Publisher: The Townsend Letter Group Audience: General; Professional Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2009 The Townsend Letter Group ISSN: 1940-5464 |
| Issue: | Date: Oct, 2009 Source Issue: 315 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 310 Science & research |
| Product: | Product Code: 2023145 Dried Whey NAICS Code: 311514 Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing SIC Code: 2022 Cheese, natural and processed; 2023 Dry, condensed, evaporated products |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 211561654 |
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Thirty-eight patients (mean age, 48 years) with nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis received 20 g per day of whey protein for 12 weeks. The
mean plasma glutathione concentration increased significantly during the
treatment period. The mean serum alanine aminotransferase level
decreased from 64 U/L to 46 U/L (p < 0.02) and the mean aspartate
aminotransferase level decreased from 45 U/L to 33 U/L (p < 0.05).
Hepatic steatosis, as determined by computed tomography, also improved
significantly. Comment: Glutathione depletion is believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a common chronic condition that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Whey protein is rich in glutamylcysteine, which is a precursor to glutathione. Ingestion of whey protein has been reported to increase glutathione levels in various tissues. The results of the present study indicate that ingestion of whey protein was beneficial for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Other interventions that may be of value include weight loss if overweight, avoidance of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, and supplementation with vitamin E. Chitapanarux T et al. Open-labeled pilot study of cysteine-rich whey protein isolate supplementation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24:1045-1050. by Alan R. Gaby, MD drgaby@earthlink.net |
| Gale Copyright: | Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. |
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