[Effect of dietary arginine on peripheral blood Th/Ts ratio and survival rate in severe burned rats].
The effect of supplemental dietary arginine on dynamic changes in peripheral blood Th/ Ts ratio and survival rate were studied in burned rats (30% TBSA III degree). The results are as follows: 1. Th/Ts ratio dropped on the 3rd day and showed a trough value 10 days postburn. 2. Arginine could prevent the falling of Th/Ts ratio, which was distinct since 5 days after burn. 3. Survival rate 14 days postburn was raised in arginine rats. This study suggests that dietary arginine may be beneficial after severe burn.
Chen
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Burns Center of People's Liberation Army, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai.
Fang
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Ge
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002056:Burns / Q000276:immunology*; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015996:Survival Rate; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D001120:Arginine