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About this book
Glutamine: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Clinical Applications describes the different functions of glutamine (Gln) in animals and humans. Gln is both a nutrient and a signaling molecule, and its functions go beyond those of a simple metabolic fuel or protein precursor. This book has gathered together, in an unbiased and critical manner, all the available evidence and research on Gln including pathology (neurological diseases, intestinal diseases, critical illness, and cancer), physiology (successful aging), catabolic states, immunity, and exercise. Special attention is given to the potential benefit of Gln in states of insulin resistance and the role of Gln as a "conditionally essential" amino acid.
The contributors are either pioneers or experts in the area of Gln from all around the globe, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, China, and the United States. This book is a valuable source of information for nutrition scientists, medical doctors, sports scientists, food scientists, dietitians, and anyone interested in nutrition. It is also a valuable resource for students in these fields and will be an important addition to university libraries.
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Index
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Acquired immunity, 294–295; see also Immune system
Acute kidney injury (AKI), 244, 245, 369; see also Glutamine supplementation in critical illness
septic and nonseptic, 245–247
toxic effects of glutamine, 251
Acute liver failure (ALF), 111; see also Brain glutamine
Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE), 201, 208
Acute uremia, 246
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), 87
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), 317
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 84, 296
AG, see Alanyl-glutamine
Aging, 348; see also Glutamine metabolism; Glutamine supplementation in old age
autophagy, 350
effect on glutamine metabolism 350–351, 352–353, 356–357
effect on glutamine synthesis, 353, 355–356
effect on interorgan glutamine flow, 356
glutamine and glutamate fluxes, 354
glutamine and protein turnover, 351–352
glutaminolysis, 356
physical activity vs. inactivity, 352
and protein turnover in skeletal muscle, 352
protein wasting, 351
sarcopenia, 348
Schlafen 3, 355
AKGM, see Alpha-ketoglutaramate
AKI, see Acute kidney injury
Alanine transaminase (ALT), 283
Alanyl-glutamine (AG), 56
ALF, see Acute liver failure
Alpha-(methylamino)-isobutyric acid (MeAIB), 267
Alpha-ketoglutaramate (AKGM), 116
ALT, see Alanine transaminase
Alzheimer type 2 astrocytosis, 111; see also Brain glutamine
Ammoniagenesis, 263
Ammonia scavenger system, 261; see also Cancer glutamine metabolism
AMP, see Adenosine monophosphate
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), 72
AMPK, see AMP-activated protein kinase
anti-18F-FACBC, see trans-1-amino-3–18F-fluorocyclob utanecarboxylic acid
Antibodies, 294–295
Antigen, 295; see also Immune system
Antigen presenting cell (APC), 295
Antioxidant cocktail, 215; see also Glutamine oxidative injury pathways
APACHE, see Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation
APC, see Adenomatous polyposis coli; Antigen presenting cell
APChomo mice, 87
Apoptotic signaling mechanisms, 349; see also Glutamine metabolism
Arginine, 188
Glutamine dip...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Editor
- Contributors
- Introduction: The Magic of a Marvelous Amino Acid—Glutamine
- SECTION I Basics of Glutamine Metabolism
- SECTION II New Data on the Biochemistry of Glutamine
- SECTION III Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Glutamine Metabolism
- SECTION IV Glutamine, the Brain and Neurological Diseases
- SECTION V Glutamine and the Intestinal Tract
- SECTION VI Glutamine and the Catabolic State: Role of Glutamine in Critical Illness During Childhood
- SECTION VII Glutamine and the Catabolic State: Role of Glutamine in Critical Illness from Adulthood
- SECTION VIII Glutamine and the Catabolic State: Role of Glutamine in Cancer
- SECTION IX Glutamine, Immunity, and Exercise
- SECTION X Glutamine and Aging
- SECTION XI Conclusion
- Index