The Hip Functional Retrieval after Elective Surgery May Be Enhanced by Supplemented Essential Amino Acids
Table 2
Venous plasma concentration (mol/L) of amino acids measured in the entire patient population both at admission to and discharge from our rehab institute. For comparison, plasma amino acid levels in healthy subjects were reported.
Healthy subjects ()
Patients ()
Admission
Discharge ()
Aspartate
19 ± 9
21.9 ± 11.6
16 ± 9
Glutamate
95 ± 63
154 ± 93
128.6 ± 32
Asparagine
23 ± 9
19.7 ± 9.2
19.1 ± 11.2
Serine
111 ± 31
65.8 ± 33
50.8 ± 15.2
Glutamine
483 ± 100
99.4 ± 32
120.5 ± 28
Histidine
62 ± 12
68.6 ± 35.6
66.5 ± 24
Glycine
227 ± 80
143 ± 107
122 ± 23.5
Threonine
118 ± 32
198 ± 104
173.7 ± 62.9
Citrulline
8.5 ± 2.1
19.6 ± 9.4
22.3 ± 9.7
3-Methylhistidine
3.24 ± 0.87
4.86 ± 2.5
6.4 ± 4.1
Alanine
385 ± 92
307 ± 82
298 ± 89
Arginine
62 ± 20
138 ± 60
160 ± 81.40
Tyrosine
65 ± 14
47 ± 16
48.7 ± 16.7
Cysteine
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48 ± 28.5
50 ± 16.8
Valine
249 ± 58
202 ± 74
203 ± 69
Methionine
21.5 ± 5.2
24.8 ± 15.7
18.1 ± 10
Tryptophan
70 ± 33
70.3 ± 33
59 ± 28
Phenylalanine
70 ± 30
51.20 ± 20
50.5 ± 20
Isoleucine
68 ± 16
63.6 ± 26
61 ± 21
Leucine
128 ± 28
105 ± 49
102 ± 35.8
Lysine
180 ± 36
107 ± 57
96 ± 21
Total AAs
2493.5 ± 652.4
1960 ± 890.5
1872 ± 628.3
Total EAAs
904.5 ± 238
822 ± 379
821.5 ± 268
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analysis: (a) unpaired -test between patients and healthy subjects at both admission to and discharge from rehab institute; ; ; ; (b) paired -test between patient discharge and admission: .