Burns Clinical Trial
Official title:
Study of Arginine Metabolism and Nitric Oxide Formation in Relation to Glutamine Supply in Severely Burned Patients
The purpose of the study is to understand the way the body uses amino acids and proteins in burned patient during the time they cannot eat normally. This study aims to understand the metabolism of the amino acid arginine in the body after burn injury. The results of this study will help determine the best composition of food needed during an acute burn injury so that body can more efficiently use the supplied nutrient for optimal burn wound healing and early recovery.
The principle sources of plasma free arginine are (i) diet, (ii) release from protein
breakdown and (iii) de novo synthesis directly from citrulline and the recycling of
orthinine via the urea cycle. The major pathway of arginine disposal is i)oxidation via
orthinine glutamate and subsequently the Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle and ii)via formation
of nitric oxide. The latter pathway plays an important regulatory role in the body's
response to stress and is significantly increased after burn injury.
Previous studies with burn patients show i)an increased rate of total arginine flux, ii)a
limited rate of arginine de novo synthesis, and iii) an apparent increase in the rate of
arginine catabolism as measured indirectly by increased orinthine oxidation. These changes
render arginine a conditionally essential amino acid for burn patients. Studies have shown
that feeding glutamine to healthy adults significantly alters the blood concentrations of
urea cycle intermediates arginine, citrulline and orthinine. Therefore, we hypothesize that
the availability of arginine can be improved in the burn patient by supplementing total
parenteral nutrition (TPN) support with glutamine.
Using stable isotope tracer studies our specific aims are:
1. To explore the dynamic aspects of arginine and citrulline metabolism. There will be an
emphasis on arginine disposal via oxidation and urea nitrogen formation via nitric
oxide production.
2. To explore the effect of a) depleting arginine and its immediate precursors proline and
glutamine, and b)glutamine supplementation on the metabolic pathways of burn patients.
3. To estimate the rate of nitric oxide (NO) formation in burn patients using arginine and
citrulline tracers
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
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