title: Effect of protein restriction on sulfur amino acid catabolism in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Persons with conventionally treated insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) appear to be impaired in their ability to reduce fed-state urea production appropriately in response to dietary protein restriction (Hoffer LJ, Taveroff A, and Schiffrin A. Am J Physiol 272: E59-E67, 1997). To determine whether these conclusions apply to whole body sulfur amino acid (SAA) catabolism, we used samples from this protocol to measure daily urinary sulfate excretion and fed-state sulfate production after a high-protein test meal before and after dietary protein restriction. Eight normal subjects and six IDDM subjects treated with twice-daily intermediate- and short-acting insulin consumed a mixed test meal containing 0.50 g protein/kg after adaptation to 4 days of high protein intake (1.28 g protein/kg body wt) and again after 5 days of dietary protein restriction (0.044 g/kg). Adaptation to protein restriction decreased daily urinary sulfate and urea-N excretion by approximately 80%. Over the first 24 h of protein restriction, urinary sulfate excretion decreased more than urea-N excretion for both the normal and IDDM subjects. Under conditions of a high prior protein intake, fed-state sulfate production was normal for the IDDM subjects; protein restriction reduced fed-state sulfate production by 51% (normal subjects) and 59% (IDDM subjects; not significant). We conclude that whole body SAA metabolism is normal in conventionally treated IDDM before and after dietary protein restriction. SAA catabolism, as measured by fed-state sulfate production, may be a convenient and useful method to determine the extent of whole body protein dysregulation in IDDM.
authors.affiliation: Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2.
authors.forename: Mazen J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamadeh
authors.forename: L John
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hoffer
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000603:Amino Acids, Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018753:Diet, Protein-Restricted; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013431:Sulfates / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000603:Amino Acids, Sulfur; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D013431:Sulfates; D014508:Urea