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Average parenteral phenylalanine infusion: C, Data of Kalhan et al. Effect of parenteral glutamine on leucine N, leucine C turnover, and the contribution of glutamine N to urea. The total parenteral N administered was the same in both groups.

Relation between reamination X N of leucine and urea synthesis Su in low birth weight babies receiving total parenteral nutrition. Data from Kalhan et al. Relation between reamination X N of leucine and urea synthesis Su in low birth weight babies receiving total parenteral nutrition supplemented with glutamine. These data suggest that when proteolysis is suppressed and presumably there is greater nitrogen accretion in this case by glutamine supplemented amino acid infusion , a large proportion of leucine N flux is directed toward other nonessential amino acids and toward protein synthesis, rather than protein oxidation.

The effect of growth and nitrogen accretion on whole-body nitrogen kinetics was examined in a group of low birth weight infants who had recovered from their acute illness and were growing at a normal rate Their protein and calorie intake was 3. The data in Table 7 compares the effect of glutamine supplementation 0. The kinetic data were obtained between 5 and 6 h after their last feeds.

As suggested above, because of the variable rate of gastric emptying in the neonate, and because of the higher frequency of feeding, these data should not be considered a truly fasting data. Leucine kinetics in low birth weight infants in response to enteral glutamine. Data of Parimi et al. As shown, there was no significant difference in Ra leucine C in the control or glutamine supplemented groups Table 7.

Glutamine supplementation, by providing an additional source of glutamate, resulted in higher rate of reamination of leucine; however, no significant change in the systemic rate of appearance of glutamine was observed.

Glutamine supplementation was associated with an equimolar increase in the rate of urea synthesis. These data suggest that enterally administered glutamine is metabolized entirely locally in the gut and splanchnic compartment , and the majority of glutamine N appears in urea. The fate of glutamine C cannot be discerned from these data. The relation between leucine N Ra and urea synthesis are shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7. In the control group i. The correlation in the control group is similar to the one observed previously in the healthy term babies Fig.

These data also show that provision of additional N by supplemental glutamine results in a higher rate of reamination or transamination of leucine aimed at disposal of nitrogen by directing toward urea synthesis, as seen in adults during fasting and in preterm infants receiving parenteral amino acids without glutamine.

Relation between leucine N rate of appearance and urea synthesis in enterally fed and growing infants. The feeds were supplemented with glutamine 0. In summary, the study of leucine metabolism in combination with data on nitrogen kinetics relative to protein accretion in pregnancy and newborn infants has provided an important insight into the relation among transamination of leucine, glutamine turnover, and urea synthesis. These data show that states of protein accretion and positive nitrogen balance are associated with downregulation of the rate of transamination of leucine.

Administering nutrient protein either enterally or parenterally, results in a higher rate of transamination of leucine and a higher rate of appearance of leucine N. The whole-body rate of transamination of leucine is positively correlated with the rate of appearance of glutamine and the rate of synthesis of urea during fasting and in states of negative nitrogen balance. In contrast, in response to suppression of proteolysis with parenteral glutamine in low birth weight infants and during the fed state in growing infants i.

The regulatory paradigm for this shift in nitrogen flux toward urea during fasting and away from urea during protein accretion remains unknown. It could involve changes in the purine nucleotide cycle, regulation via aspartate aminotransferase, or changes in amino acid pools as a consequence of increased protein synthesis.

The observed interrelations could be used for the examination of therapeutic strategies aimed at improving nitrogen balance and protein accretion in disease states. The authors are grateful to their colleagues for their help in examination of the data. The secretarial support of Mrs. Joyce Nolan is gratefully appreciated. Alanine and glutamine synthesis and release form skeletal muscle. The precursor role of amino acids in alanine and glutamine synthesis.

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