• Clin Nutr · Oct 2004

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Does glutamine-enriched parenteral nutrition really affect intestinal morphology and gut permeability?

    • Karel W E Hulsewé, Bernadette A C van Acker, Wim Hameeteman, Rene R W J van der Hulst, Tryfon Vainas, Jan-Willem Arends, Bernard K van Kreel, Maarten F von Meyenfeldt, and Peter B Soeters.
    • Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. k.hulsewe@ah.unimaas.nl
    • Clin Nutr. 2004 Oct 1;23(5):1217-25.

    BackgroundNutritional depletion has been related to low glutamine levels in plasma and gut mucosa. This study was set up to investigate the effects of glutamine-enriched total parenteral nutrition on intestinal morphology and permeability.MethodsTwenty-three depleted patients were randomized and after stabilization baseline measurements were performed. Plasma glutamine concentrations, gut morphology (including proliferation and lymphocyte markers) and intestinal permeability were measured. After administration during 8-10 days of a glutamine enriched total parenteral nutrition or an isonitrogenous control solution the measurements were repeated.ResultsNo significant changes in glutamine concentrations, intestinal permeability, mucosal morphology or gut mucosal inflammation were observed between groups.ConclusionsGlutamine enriched total parenteral nutrition in a depleted patient population does not result in improvements in gut morphology and gut barrier function.

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