Changes of protein Metabolism in Rat Soleus Muscle after Burus and Effects of Leucine and Insulin / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

This paper is to report the changes of the protein metabolism in the rat soleus muscle in vitro after 37% TBSA full-thickness burns covering one hindlimb and the effects of leucine and insulin on the burned muscle.It was found that there werea significant decreases of the protein content and marked exaggeration of the rates of tyrosine incorporation,tyrosine release and tyrosine net release in the burned muscle.No changes of the above-mentioned parameters could be revealed in the muscle of the unburned limb and the controls.Elevation of leucine concentration in the medium could not improve the protein metabolism of the burned muscle.0.1u/ml of insulin could significantly stimulate the tyrosine incorporation in the muscle of the unburned limb and the controls,but no similar effect was observed on the burned muscle.The results indicate that increased protein degradation of the local burned muscle is responsible for the postburn negative nitrogen balance;administration of leucine alone cannot improve the protein metabolism in the local burned muscle;and the sensivity of the burned muscle to insulin is suppressed.