title: Plasma and skeletal muscle free amino acids in type I, insulin-treated diabetic subjects.
abstract: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) induces plasma amino acid (AA) abnormalities, including low alanine and high branched-chain (BCAA). While insulin treatment restores plasma AA pattern, proline, methionine, valine, isoleucine, and total BCAA remain elevated in skeletal muscle intracellular water. This suggests that the restoration of plasma AA concentrations is not a satisfactory index of recovered AA metabolism in IDDM.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / Q000378:metabolism; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; D002712:Chlorides; D007328:Insulin