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- Title
Glutamine and the preservation of gut integrity.
- Authors
van der Hulst, R R; van Kreel, B K; von Meyenfeldt, M F; Brummer, R J; Arends, J W; Deutz, N E; Soeters, P B
- Abstract
Parenteral glutamine dipeptide improves nitrogen balance in postoperative patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPM). Animal studies show that the structure and function of the gut is preserved by glutamine. It is not known if this is the case in human beings. 20 patients admitted to hospital for total parenteral nutrition were randomly allocated to receive parenteral nutrition enriched with glycyl-L-glutamine (Gln TPN), or standard parenteral nutrition (STPN). Mucosal biopsy specimens were taken from the second part of the duodenum before starting parenteral nutrition, and after two weeks. The ratio between the urine concentrations of lactulose and mannitol after enteral administration was used to measure intestinal permeability. After two weeks of parenteral nutrition in the GlnTPN group, intestinal permeability was unchanged, whereas permeability in the STPN group increased. Villus height was unaltered in the GlnTPN group but in the STPN group it decreased. The addition of glutamine to parenteral nutrition prevents deterioration of gut permeability and preserves mucosal structure.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 1993, Vol 341, Issue 8857, p1363
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/0140-6736(93)90939-e