The Hip Functional Retrieval after Elective Surgery May Be Enhanced by Supplemented Essential Amino Acids
Table 4
Plasma amino acid levels (mol/L) in stroke placebo and treated subgroups at both admission and discharge.
Amino acid
Placebo ()
EAAs ()
Trend over time (interaction; level)
Admission
Discharge
Admission
Discharge ()
Aspartate
20.5 ± 8.2
14.3 ± 5.9
24.5 ± 16.7
11.1 ± 7.8
=0.6
Glutamate
177 ± 100
129.6 ± 19.6
143 ± 116
127.6 ± 45
=0.8
Asparagine
21.5 ± 10.6
20.5 ± 11.9
16.7 ± 6.6
17.7 ± 10.5
=0.5
Serine
72 ± 43
51.4 ± 20
64.5 ± 24
50.2 ± 10.3
=0.9
Glutamine
97 ± 33
124.3 ± 21
104.2 ± 31
128.4 ± 33
=0.7
Histidine
74.2 ± 33
72.6 ± 17
58.2 ± 40.1
64.0 ± 31.3
=0.8
Glycine
157 ± 125
121 ± 24.4
118 ± 60
130 ± 22.5
=0.001
Threonine
223 ± 96
177 ± 61.7
151.3 ± 110
170.3 ± 64
=0.1
Citrulline
20.5 ± 9.9
23.1 ± 10
19 ± 9.5
21.5 ± 9.4
=0.6
3-Methylhistidine
5.5 ± 2.9
8.3 ± 6.2
3.78 ± 1.22
4.5 ± 1.9
=0.7
Alanine
356 ± 195
312 ± 65
216 ± 119
284 ± 112
=0.02
Arginine
136 ± 67.7
200 ± 117
144.2 ± 51
119 ± 45
=0.03
Tyrosine
55.3 ± 27
49.3 ± 16.4
43.7 ± 14.9
48.0 ± 17
=0.05
Cysteine
55.1 ± 29.6
55.2 ± 19
34.4 ± 22.3
45.1 ± 14.5
=0.05
Valine
219 ± 71
214.5 ± 59
180.4 ± 77
193.1 ± 80
=0.8
Methionine
28.6 ± 16
19.7 ± 10.4
17.6 ± 14.4
16.5 ± 9.5
=0.6
Tryptophan
76.4 ± 28
62 ± 14.6
59 ± 40.4
56 ± 41.5
=0.8
Phenylalanine
54.4 ± 21
53.3 ± 16.6
45 ± 17
47.6 ± 24
=0.9
Isoleucine
66.5 ± 23
66.3 ± 20
62.1 ± 33
55.2 ± 21.8
=0.8
Leucine
113 ± 46
108 ± 36
98.1 ± 56
95.2 ± 36
=0.9
Lysine
109 ± 52
97 ± 26.6
95.1 ± 51
94.4 ± 15.5
=0.8
Total AAs
2137 ± 1004
1979 ± 603
1699 ± 913
1833 ± 658.5
=0.02
Total EAAs
890 ± 353
798 ± 247
709 ± 400
728 ± 293
=0.05
EAAs = essential amino acids. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analysis: repeated measures analysis of variance. Trend over time: interaction differences in trends between groups.
