title: [Metabolic response of cirrhotic patients (Child A) to the increase of protein and/or caloric intake. Nitrogen balance study].
abstract: The dietary protein assimilation by cirrhotic undernourished patients (lower lean body mass and plasma TBPA and RBP levels) was investigated in five-adult male subjects suffering from histologically diagnosed liver cirrhosis, in its clinically mild stage (Child-Turcotte-Pugh grade A). During the 9 day-dietary study the patients received orally a sequence of complete-regional diets containing different protein-energy compositions identified as (g prot/Cal/kg/day): D0 = 0.42/20.9; D1 = 0.91/37.5; D2 = 0.99/47.9 and D3 = 1.60/40.5. The respective N-balance values (g/day) found were (mean +/- SD): low protein calorie (D0) = -4.24 +/- 2.46; normal protein calorie (D1) = 0.66 +/- 1.99; normal protein-high calorie (D2) = 1.14 +/- 2.54; high protein normal calorie (D3) = 5.12 +/- 2.48. The correspondent urea-N output (g/kg/day) were D0 = 0.22 +/- 0.100; D1 = 0.238 +/- 0.099; D = 0.20 +/- 0.063 and D3 = 0.310 +/- 0.121. The present data thus suggest that protein rather than energy intake would be the limited factor for increasing the N-retention in (mild) cirrhotic patients whom tolerate well dietary protein at either normal or elevated levels.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica e Enfermana da Disciplina de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatú, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dichi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dichi
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Papini-Berto
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bicudo
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Angeleli
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Burini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012494:Sampling Studies
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009584:Nitrogen
vernacular_title: Resposta metabólica de pacientes cirróticos (Child A) ao aumento da ingestão protéica e/ou calórica. Estudo do balanço nitrogenado.