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Rev. bras. neurol ; 50(4): 77-82, out.-dez. 2014. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-737168

ABSTRACT

Estudos demonstraram efeito positivo principalmente no ganho ponderalem pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA), suplementadoscom aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada (AACR). Achados recentes têm mostrado que o consumo excessivo e crônico de AACR pode contribuir para a progressão da doença, provavelmente devido a estes serem precursores do glutamato. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a evidência acerca da utilização dos AACR por pacientes com ELA, a fim de elucidar questões pertinentes a sua ingestão. Foi feita busca em base de dados de artigos científicos relacionados ao consumo de AACR na ELA, no período de 1988 a 2013. Foram encontrados seis artigos relacionados ao consumo de AACR por pacientes com ELA. Desses, um referiu melhora da força, enquanto os outros relataram ganho ponderal ou não mostraram resultados significativosem relação aos desfechos. Além disso, foi possível observar uma estreita relação entre o consumo excessivo e crônico dos AACR com o agravamento da doença. À luz dos conhecimentos ora disponíveis, a suplementação com AACR não é recomendada devido aos possíveis efeitos nocivos. O consumo adequado de alimentos proteicos, fontes desses aminoácidos, deve ser utilizado pelos pacientes, respeitando as recomendações estabelecidas. No entanto, estudos adicionais devem ser desenvolvidos em virtude do escasso número de publicações disponíveis.


Studies have shown positive effect mainly in weight gain inpatients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) supplemented with branched chain amino acids (BCAA). However, recent studies have shown that excessive and chronic intake has contributed to the worsening of the disease progression, probably because the amino acids are glutamate precursors. The objective of this study was to assess the evidence about the use of BCAA by patients with ALS, with the aim to clarify pertinent issues for its intake. A search was conducted in data bases for scientific papers related to the intake of BCAA in ALS, between 1988 and 2013. For these review six articles related to the use of BCAA in ALS were found. Of these, one described strength improvement, while the remaining reported weight gain or no significant effects in relation to the outcome. Additionally, it waspossible to observe a close relationship between the excessive and chronic BCAA intake with the worsening of the disease. Considering the presente day available knowledge BCAA supplementation should not be indicated due to the possible harmful effect. The intake of appropriated protein foods should be consumed by these patients, respecting the suggested recommendation. However, more studies are necessary due to the scarce papers in this area.


Subject(s)
Humans , Neurodegenerative Diseases/drug therapy , Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/administration & dosage , Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/adverse effects , Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/therapeutic use , Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/drug therapy , Review Literature as Topic , Treatment Outcome , Glutamic Acid/toxicity , Neurotoxins
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Folha méd ; 103(2): 63-6, ago. 1991. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-176609

ABSTRACT

The effects of branched chain amino acid (BCAA) and BCAA plus glucose infusions in nitrogen urinary excretion, in a four day postoperative period, was investigated in rabbits. Thirty-two adults rabbits, male (New Zealand) were randomly assigned to four groups: Group I (control) received saline solution (0.98 percent NaCl); Group II received glucose infusion (1 g/Kg/day); Group III received BCAA infusion (1 g/Kg/day) and Group IV reveived BCAA plus glusoce (1 g/Kg/day). During the four days postoperative period all animals were fasted completely. Urinary total nitrogen excretion was calculated on each day. All results were expressed in grams of nitrogen per kilogram of body weight per day +- standard error of the mean (+- SEM). The infusion of BCAA was followed by a significant reduction in urinary nitrogen excretion when compared to both glucose and saline controls. This nitrogen sparing effect of BCAA infusion during postoperative period was observed in all four days following surgical procedures. Glucose infusion alone also induced a decrease in urinary nitrogen excretion during the four days postoperative period when compared to saline control group. The infusion of BCAA plus glucose was followed by a slight, but significant reduction in urinary nitrogen loss when compared to glucose saline controls. However, the nitrogen excretion in urine after BCAA plus glucose infusion was significantly higher than the nitrogen loss in urine of all animals receiving BCAA alone. We concluded that the nitrogen sparing effect following the infusion of BCAA plus glucose was less pronounced than nitrogen sparing effect of BCAA infusion alone


Subject(s)
Animals , Rabbits , Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/therapeutic use , Glucose/therapeutic use , Nitrogen/metabolism , Parenteral Nutrition , Postoperative Care
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ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.) ; 2(3): 81-4, jul.-set. 1987. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-58615

ABSTRACT

A terapêutica das enfermedades sépticas sofreu sua plenitude o impacto banéfico dos avanços em áreas correlatas da medicina tais como a imunologia, a bioquímica e notadamente a nutriçäo clínica. O reconhecimento da síndrome de falência de múltiplos órgäos e sistema também estimulou o reconhecimento mais precose da sepsis grave, e à aplicaçäo de recursos profiláticos e terapêuticos mais efetivos, incluindo-se näo somente a clássica drenagem cirúrgica e os antibióticos, mas também o fornecimento adequado de substratos para os órgäos e funçöes essenciais. Dentre os avanços mais significativos na nutriçäo de apoio, os aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada representam uma adiçäo potencialmente vantajosa, com o objetivo de neutralizar o catabolismo e proteger os distúrbios neurológicos e bioquímicos de insuficiência hepática porventura associada. O papel recentemente descrito da glutamina como útil na prevençäo da translocaçäo intestinal de bactérias também é relevante, assim como as abordagens baseadas no bloqueio dos efeitos adversos das monoquinas. Todos estes avanços tendem a criar novas oportunidades de recuperaçäo para os doentes cirúrgicos atingidos por complicaçöes sépticas


Subject(s)
Parenteral Nutrition , Glutamine/therapeutic use , Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/therapeutic use , Postoperative Complications/therapy , Bacterial Infections/therapy , Energy Intake , Diet , Nutritional Requirements
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