| Effect of arginine on gastrointestinal immunity during total parenteral nutrition. | |
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PMID: 16844013 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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It has been well recognized that the prolonged use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) leads to intestinal immunodeficiency and bacterial translocation (BT). Arginine (ARG) is known to have immunostimulatory effects. But its effects on gut immunity are unknown. This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of arginine on gut immunity during TPN. Male Sprague Dowley rats were randomized to three groups: group I (chow) was fed rat chow and water ad libitum, group II (TPN) received a standard formula of TPN and group III (TPN-ARG) received the same formula of TPN as group II with the amino acid composition containing 0.5% arginine. With the duration of TPN, the rates of BT increased and interleukin 2 (IL-2) production decreased in TPN group. The results in TPN-ARG group were partly reversed. When TPN was administered for 2 weeks, the rate of BT decreased significantly (P < 0.05) and IL-2 production increased markedly (P < 0.01) in the TPN-ARG group compared with those in the TPN group. Our results suggest that arginine can decrease BT and increase IL-2 production in rats during prolonged TPN. |
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J Y Wang; W L Song; L H Zhang |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Volume: 15 ISSN: 0261-5614 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nutr Publication Date: 1996 Jun |
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Created Date: 2006-07-17 Completed Date: 2007-06-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309603 Medline TA: Clin Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 115-8 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Peoples Republic of China. |
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