Article
Metabolic and immune effects of dietary arginine, glutamine and omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in immunocompromised patients.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - 1 May 1998
Chuntrasakul C, Siltharm S, Sarasombath S, Sittapairochana C, Leowattana W, Chockvivatanavanit S, Bunnak A
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the nutritional, metabolic and immune effects of dietary arginine, glutamine and omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) supplementation in immunocompromised patients, we performed a prospective study on the effect of immune formula administered to 11 severe trauma patients (average ISS = 24),...
Topics
- Adult
- Arginine
- Burns
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- Dietary Supplements
- Enteral Nutrition
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3
- Female
- Glutamine
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Immunoglobulins
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
- Nutritional Status
- Phenotype