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Decreased serum essential and aromatic amino acids in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20845509     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To investigate the influence of chronic pancreatitis (CP) on serum concentrations of amino acids.
METHODS: Thirty-five male patients with alcoholic CP and 21 healthy male subjects were examined. Serum concentrations of amino acids were assayed by ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography with mass detection.
RESULTS: Serum glutamate concentration was increased in CP patients as compared to controls. In contrast, serum concentrations of glutamine, histidine, tyrosine, proline, tryptophan and threonine were significantly decreased in CP patients. A trend towards decreasing concentrations of serum lysine, alanine, methionine and valine as well as for total serum amino acids was observed. The sum of aromatic and the sum of essential amino acid concentrations were significantly lower in CP patients than in controls.
CONCLUSION: CP leads to decreased serum concentrations of several amino acids, such as essential and aromatic serum amino acids, most likely due to decreased exocrine function.
Authors:
Krystian Adrych; Marian Smoczynski; Magdalena Stojek; Tomasz Sledzinski; Ewa Slominska; Elzbieta Goyke; Ryszard-Tomasz Smolenski; Julian Swierczynski
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  World journal of gastroenterology : WJG     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1007-9327     ISO Abbreviation:  World J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-16     Completed Date:  2011-01-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883448     Medline TA:  World J Gastroenterol     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4422-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Amino Acids, Aromatic / blood*
Amino Acids, Essential / blood*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatitis, Chronic / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acids, Aromatic; 0/Amino Acids, Essential

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