Evidence-Based Medicine
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Hepatol. May 18, 2017; 9(14): 667-676
Published online May 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i14.667
Table 4 Plasma amino acid response to a high (1 g protein/kg body weight) meal in cirrhotic patients
Amino acidGroupBasal (± SE)30 min (± SE)60 min (± SE)120 min (± SE)180 min (± SE)240 min (± SE)
TaurineCirrhotic58 ± 154 ± 459 ± 558 ± 357 ± 454 ± 3
ThreonineCirrhotic150 ± 25152 ± 22169 ± 23195 ± 29c216 ± 43216 ± 31
SerineCirrhotic114 ± 11131 ± 17151 ± 20153 ± 16f156 ± 21158 ± 15
AsparagineCirrhotic46 ± 360 ± 567 ± 6f76 ± 376 ± 773 ± 8
Glutamic ac.Cirrhotic110 ± 3094 ± 2588 ± 36109 ± 29130 ± 26153 ± 79
GlutamineCirrhotic449 ± 29462 ± 64514 ± 56560 ± 43578 ± 39520 ± 82
ProlineCirrhotic182 ± 35212 ± 30220 ± 26278 ± 30266 ± 32245 ± 34
GlycineCirrhotic199 ± 13225 ± 20245 ± 25272 ± 12d276 ± 25273 ± 21
AlanineCirrhotic326 ± 23408 ± 41465 ± 48c462 ± 12456 ± 29475 ± 47
CitrulineCirrhotic48 ± 744 ± 748 ± 758 ± 550 ± 759 ± 10
ValineCirrhotic146 ± 23160 ± 19185 ± 19209 ± 29c224 ± 36243 ± 29
CysteineCirrhotic53 ± 355 ± 461 ± 760 ± 457 ± 363 ± 4d
MethionineCirrhotic34 ± 441 ± 445 ± 454 ± 6f58 ± 664 ± 8
IsoleucineCirrhotic43 ± 257 ± 663 ± 6d86 ± 1297 ± 16107 ± 11
LeucineCirrhotic73 ± 1093 ± 12107 ± 14135 ± 25c149 ± 31160 ± 20
TyrosineCirrhotic109 ± 13115 ± 8123 ± 11139 ± 8c144 ± 8159 ± 15
PhenylalanineCirrhotic58 ± 766 ± 577 ± 1084 ± 10f86 ± 998 ± 12
OrnithineCirrhotic62 ± 769 ± 673 ± 781 ± 4f90 ± 894 ± 9
LysineCirrhotic148 ± 10179 ± 22211 ± 27c240 ± 32248 ± 40253 ± 32
HistidineCirrhotic68 ± 880 ± 889 ± 790 ± 891 ± 1093 ± 7
ArginineCirrhotic91 ± 999 ± 10109 ± 14134 ± 11c139 ± 18152 ± 19
BCAA/AAACirrhotic1.69 ± 0.31.74 ± 0.21.81 ± 0.21.93 ± 0.32.03 ± 0.3c2.08 ± 0.4c