title: Serum neutral amino acid concentrations in cirrhotic patients with impaired carbohydrate metabolism.
abstract: Serum neutral amino acid levels in cirrhotic patients with abnormal oral glucose tolerance test patterns were not different from those of subjects without impaired carbohydrate metabolism. However, the characteristic features of serum aminograms in the patients, that is, increased levels of tyrosine, decreased levels of valine and leucine and the diminished ratio of branched chain amino acids to phenylalanine and tyrosine levels, were less pronounced in those treated with insulin. This finding is clinically important for evaluating the serum aminogram of cirrhotic patients under insulin therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007328:Insulin