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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2018

Effects of glutamine on intestinal mucus barrier after burn injury.

Zi-En Wang, Dan Wu, Lin-Wen Zheng, Yan Shi, Chao Wang, Zhao-Hong Chen, Xi Peng

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Enteral glutamine supplements for patients with severe burns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zi-En WangDepartment of Burns, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou 350001, PR China.
Dan WuState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Burns of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Lin-Wen ZhengDepartment of Burns, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou 350001, PR China.
Yan ShiState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Burns of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Chao WangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Burns of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Zhao-Hong ChenDepartment of Burns, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou 350001, PR China.
Xi PengState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Burns of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing 400038, PR China.
Army Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNShriners Hospitals for Children - Erie · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe burns may cause intense stress and persistent inflammation, resulting in intestinal mucosal barrier damage. In this study, we evaluated the effects of glutamine (Gln) on intestinal mucus barrier after burn injury. The results showed that glutamine could improve intestinal mucosal blood flow (IMBF), decrease diamine oxidase (DAO) activity, and reduce intestine damage, thereby alleviate intestinal mucous permeability. Severe burn was associated with subsequent decrease in mucus thickness, levels of hexose, sialic acid, and protein. Glutamine administration might partially reverse these changes. Additional experiments showed that supplementation with glutamine could markedly raise the content of glutamine, glutathione (GSH), and ATP in intestinal tissue. Moreover, the levels of mRNA and protein expression of MUC2, intestinal trefoil factor (ITF) were increased remarkably, but contrary to the trend of GRP-78, CHOP. These results suggest that glutamine can improve tissue perfusion and increase energy synthesis in enterocytes, decrease endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and improve mucin and ITF synthesis. Finally, lessen intestinal mucus barrier damage after burn injury.

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burnGlutamineintestinemucus barrier

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PMID30662634
PMCPMC6291691
OpenAlexW2996062576

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