Simultaneous infusion of glutamine and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) to septic rats does not have more favorable effect on protein synthesis in muscle, liver and small intestine than separate infusions

Abstrakt

In septic rats we observed a decrease in glutamine level in blood and muscle, a decrease in BCAA in liver and jejunum and a decrease in protein synthesis in all tissues. Synergistic effect of glutamine and BCAA on protein synthesis was not observed