Role of glutamine administration on T-cell derived inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass
Role of glutamine administration on T-cell derived inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clnu.2008.08.007
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Hempelmann, G.
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作者:
Engel, J. M.;Pitz, S.;Hempelmann, G.
Background & aims: Cardiac surgery provokes an inflammatory response for which the endothelium, the myocardium, and monocytes/macrophages are primarily responsible. T cells are altered in a different way whereby the pro-inflammatory pathway is suppressed. From the results of experimental studies it was Concluded that glutamine (Gin) enhances the production of T-cell cytokines in conditions of Gin deprivation. The aim of this clinical Study was to evaluate the role of a perioperative Gin infusion on intracellular inflammatory T-cell cytokine expression in patients undergoing elective cardiac Surgery and to evaluate the effects on systemic inflammation, organ dysfunction and ICU length of stay.Methods: in this prospective, randomized, double-blind Study, we included 78 patients (age level older than 70 years, ejection fraction less than 40%, or mitral valve replacement) undergoing elective cardiosurgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We randomly assigned each Subject to receive an infusion with either Gin (0.5 g/kg/day, group A) or an isonitrogenous, isocaloric, isovolemic nutritional solution (group B) or physiological NaCl 0.9% (group C, to eliminate all unspecific nutritional effect). We started the infusion after the induction of anesthesia with 1000 ml/24 h and maintained this state for 3 days.Results: On the first postoperative clay plasma GIn levels in group A were significantly increased (958 +/- 331 mu M) compared to group B (527 +/- 105 mu M) and group C (489 +/- 104 mu M), and remained higher until the third postoperative day. At the beginning and after surgery intracellular interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-a levels in T cells showed no differences between the groups. Also, no differences could be observed with regard to C-reactive protein, SOFA score, heart and circulation support, postoperative ventilation time, and ICU length of stay.Conclusions: The elevation of Gin plasma levels as a result of 0.5 g/kg/day perioperative Gin infusion has no influence on the T-cell derived inflammatory response, indicating a sufficient supply of Gin. A Gin Supplementation in cardiac surgery patients without a clear Gin deficiency seems not to affect the intracellular inflammatory T-cell cytokine expression. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. All rights reserved.