Effects of glutamine-containing total parenteral nutrition on phagocytic activity and anabolic hormone response in rats undergoing gastrectomy

Table 1 Formulation of the TPN solution.

	Gln	Control
50% glucose	420	420
20% Lipofudin	50	50
1Moriamine 10%	345	450
NaCl3 3%	35	35
K3PO4 8.7%	10	10
KCl 7%	10	10
Calcium gluconate 10%	10	10
MgSO4 10%	4	4
ZnSO4 0.6%	2	2
2Infuvita	8	8
Choline chloride (g)	1	1
Gln (g)	8.4	---
H2O	105	---
Total volume	998	998
Total kcal	986	994

¹From Chinese Pharmaceuticals, Taipei, Taiwan. Each deciliter contains: Leu 1 250 mg, Ile 560 mg, Lys acetate 1 240 mg, Met 350 mg, Phe 935 mg, Thr 650 mg, Trp 130 mg, Val 450 mg, Ala 620 mg, Arg 790 mg, Asp 380 mg, Cys 100 mg, Glu 650 mg, His 600 mg, Pro 330 mg, Ser 220 mg, Tyr 35 mg, and aminoacetic acid (Gly) 1 570 mg.

²From Yu-Liang Pharmaceuticals, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Each milliliter contains: vitamin A 660 IU, ascorbic acid 20 mg, vitamin A 660 IU, ergocalciferol 40 IU, thiamine HCl 0.6 mg, riboflavin 0.72 mg, niacinamide 8 mg, pyridoxine HCl 0.8 mg, d-panthenol 3 mg, and dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate 2 mg.

Table 2 Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentrations in PLF between the 2 groups before and after operation (mean±SD).

	Pre-op (n = 10)	Post-1 (n = 10) pg/mL	Post-3 (n = 10)
IL-1b
Control	10.1±6.8	13.6±13.6	17.9±22.6
Gln	8.7±9.3	13.2±5.6	5.9±6.1
IL-6
Control	88.9±46.1	130.0±21.7	131.5±50.8
Gln	94.0±10.4	144.5±51.7	118.0±64.3
TNF-a
Control	24.0±16.6	10.2±8.3	54.7±28.5a
Gln	12.7±5.3	22.1±24.9	27.1±21.5c

^aP<0.05 vs pre-op and post-1 groups in the same line,

^cP<0.05 vs control group on post-3.