IMPROVEMENT OF INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY WITH ALANYL-GLUTAMINE IN HIV PATIENTS: a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Context Glutamine is the main source of energy of the enterocyte and diarrhea and weight loss are frequent in HIV infected patients. Objective To determine the effect of alanyl-glutamine supplementation on intestinal permeability and absorption in these patients. Methods Randomized double-blinde...

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Main Authors: Roberio Dias LEITE, Noelia Leal LIMA, Christiane Araujo Chaves LEITE, Calil Kairalla FARHAT, Richard Littleton GUERRANT, Aldo Angelo Moreira LIMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2013-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032013000100056&lng=en&tlng=en