Effects of glutamine supplementation on gut barrier, glutathione content and acute phase response in malnourished rats during inflammatory shock

Table 2 Body weight, total energy and nitrogen intake

	CG	PR	Gln	PP
Body weight (g)	295 ± 9	288 ± 31	284 ± 30	296 ± 8
Energy intake (kcal/d. 100 g body weight)
1st wk	34 ± 2	20 ± 5a	22 ± 7a	19 ± 7a
2nd wk	30 ± 4	30 ± 4	28 ± 10	28 ± 10
Nitrogen intake (g/100 g body weight)	0.28 ± 0.02	0.00	0.05 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.01

Body weight (g) before the beginning of the study, total energy intake (powder or powder + supplementation in the drinking water) expressed in kcal/d per 100 g of body weight, and total nitrogen intake (g/100 g body weight) in CG (control group), protein-restricted group (PR) and protein-restricted groups supplemented with glutamine (Gln) or a protein powder (PP).

^aP < 0.05 vs CG.