Nutrition
New nutrition findings from University of Bonn published
Published in Cancer Weekly, June 1st, 2010
Researchers detail in 'Glutamine as indispensable nutrient in oncology: experimental and clinical evidence,' new data in nutrition. "In hypermetabolic situations, glutamine is intensively used by rapidly dividing cells such as enterocytes, lymphocytes, and fibroblasts as nitrogen source and/or alternative energy fuel. It is hypothesized that in cancer patients the increased glutamine demands of the host increase the capacity of endogenous production resulting in a strong glutamine deprivation with detrimental effects on organ functions," investigators in Bonn, Germany report.
"In long-term periods of cancer cachexia, an adequate nutrition support including glutamine can...
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