title: [Changes in serum free amino acid level in patients with spleen deficiency syndrome].
abstract: Eighteen kinds of serum free amino acid (SFAA) were measured in 32 patients with Spleen-Deficiency (SD) Syndrome. Several obvious changes were noticed as compared with 20 healthy adults: (1) The levels of total FAA, essential amino acids and free branched-chain amino acids of SD group were significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.01); (2) Total FAA, essential amino acids and branched-chain amino acids were all positively correlated to D-xylose absorptivity, serum protein and immune function. The above results suggested that the decrease of various SFAA level might be related to malabsorption in patients with SD. It is possible that the decrease of serum protein and immune function was due to the lowering of SFAA.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Anhui College of TCM, Hefei.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / Q000097:blood; D000601:Amino Acids, Essential / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; D000601:Amino Acids, Essential