Effects of glutamine supplementation on splenocyte cytokine mRNA expression in rats with septic peritonitis

Table 1 Compositions of semipurified diet (g/kg).

Ingredients	GLN-supplemented	Without GLN
Casein	165	220
GLN	45	-
Total nitrogen	34.4	34.4
Corn starch	667	657
Soybean oil	44	44
Vitamin mixture1	10	10
Salt mixture2	35	35
Methyl-cellulose	30	30
Choline chloride	1	1
DL-methionine	3	3

¹The vitamin mixture contained the following (mg/g): thiamin hydrochloride 0.6, riboflavin 0.6, pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.7, nicotinic acid 3, calcium pantothenate 1.6, D-biotin 0.02, cyanocobalamin 0.001, retinyl palmitate 1.6, DL-α-tocopherol acetate 20, cholecalciferol 0.25, and menaquinone 0.005.

²The salt mixture contained the following (mg/g): calcium phosphate diabasic 500, sodium chloride 74, potassium sulphate 52, potassium citrate monohydrate 220, magnesium oxide 24, manganese carbonate 3.5, ferric citrate 6, zinc carbonate 1.6, cupric carbonate 0.3, potassium iodate 0.01, sodium selenite 0.01, and chromium potassium sulphate 0.55.