Glutamine: a conditionally essential nutrient or another nutritional puzzle.
Malnutrition and infection are common among patients receiving bone marrow transplant. A recent randomized, double-blind study was conducted to determine whether the addition of glutamine to standard total parenteral nutrition solutions would improve nitrogen retention and reduce hospital morbidity in a group of 45 bone marrow transplant patients. The results showed improved nitrogen balance and reduced incidence of clinical infection in the glutamine-supplemented patients.
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Loyola Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153.
D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005973:Glutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total
D005973:Glutamine; D009584:Nitrogen