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Elemental diets in the repair of small intestinal damage.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9263283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have investigated the possible benefits of elemental diets, especially a diet supplemented with L-glutamine, on maintenance of intestinal absorptive function in rat small intestine damaged by 5-fluorouracil. Although a standard rat diet sustained better body growth in control rats, each of the elemental diets and the diet containing intact casein in place of hydrolyzed casein was beneficial in promoting less body weight loss during the 3 d after 5-fluorouracil injection. The same significant benefit was seen in absorptive activity measured in small intestine in vitro 3 d after the cytotoxic injury. Glutamine supplementation, however, did not confer any significant advantages, although it did cause significant elevation of muscle glutamine pools. This elevation was substantially less than the corresponding increase in muscle glycine content after dietary supplementation with glycine.
Authors:
M L Gardner; S D Earl; D Wood
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0899-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutrition     Publication Date:    1997 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-04-21     Completed Date:  1998-04-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802712     Medline TA:  Nutrition     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  755-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antimetabolites / administration & dosage
Body Weight
Caseins / administration & dosage
Cohort Studies
Diet*
Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
Food, Formulated*
Glutamine / administration & dosage*,  therapeutic use
Glycine / administration & dosage
Intestinal Absorption / drug effects,  physiology*
Intestine, Small / metabolism*
Male
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antimetabolites; 0/Caseins; 51-21-8/Fluorouracil; 56-40-6/Glycine; 56-85-9/Glutamine

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