TAURINE CONCENTRATIONS IN SERUM OF CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS AND AGE-MATCHED AND SEX-MATCHED HEALTHY CONTROL SUBJECTS

被引:48
作者
PAAUW, JD [1 ]
DAVIS, AT [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT SURG,E LANSING,MI 48824
关键词
Essential amino acids; Taurine; Total parenteral nutrition; Trauma;
D O I
10.1093/ajcn/52.4.657
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Sulfur-containing amino acid concentrations were measured in serum of nine previously healthy adult trauma patients after 7 d of taurine-free parenteral nutrition and were compared with fasting serum concentrations in age-and sex-matched healthy subjects. Serum taurine concentrations in the patient group were depressed by 60% relative to control values (P < 0.05) whereas serum methionine concentrations were significantly higher in the patient group. Serum cysteine concentrations were not significantly different between the two groups. This early decline in serum taurine concentrations in unsupplemented trauma patients suggests that taurine may be essential in the post-injury state.
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页码:657 / 660
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