Table 4.
Free amino acids in plasma (μM)
| Control | SBS | SBS+GLP-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 414.7 ± 44.0 | 433.9 ± 56.9 | 527.7 ± 162.8 |
| Asparagine | 179.4 ± 39.7† | 48.7 ± 12.3* | 73.0 ± 8.4* |
| Aspartic acid | 56.0 ± 9.7 | 39.7 ± 8.7 | 36.2 ± 4.1 |
| Cysteine | 902.7 ± 101.0 | 943.4 ± 94.8 | 1106.4 ± 232.8 |
| Cystine | 22.2 ± 6.9 | 21.5 ± 4.1 | 21.4 ± 4.9 |
| Glutamine | 269.7 ± 30.1 | 194.3 ± 25.2 | 225.8 ± 79.5 |
| Glutamic acid | 143.3 ± 12.3 | 163.59 ± 14.7 | 126.1 ± 13.6 |
| Glycine | 913.8 ± 58.7 | 611.8 ± 113.1 | 673.6 ± 136.3 |
| Histidine | 72.0 ± 8.8 | 50.6 ± 3.3 | 54.4 ± 13.2 |
| Isoleucine | 244.0 ± 34.9† | 143.1 ± 10.6* | 159.5 ± 13.2* |
| Leucine | 341.7 ± 46.0† | 205.6 ± 12.9* | 232.4 ± 24.73* |
| Lysine | 328.4 ± 47.5† | 179.7 ± 17.3* | 232.8 ± 53.2*† |
| Methionine | 143.7 ± 19.4† | 70.9 ± 13.7* | 83.4 ± 14.3*† |
| Norleucine | 386.1 ± 7.3 | 396.4 ± 4.6 | 382.5 ± 6.8 |
| Proline | 729.9 ± 84.5† | 324.3 ± 47.7* | 481.9 ± 116.9*† |
| Serine | 402.6 ± 36.9† | 170.8 ± 23.9* | 222.8 ± 33.5* |
| Taurine | 148.5 ± 32.1 | 141.6 ± 13.4 | 276.6 ± 72.9 |
| Threonine | 600.9 ± 123.8† | 240.5 ± 50.8* | 266.2 ± 49.9* |
| Tryptophan | 33.8 ± 3.9† | 23.8 ± 2.6* | 20.7 ± 3.5* |
| Tyrosine | 366.9 ± 24.4† | 224.3 ± 39.8* | 213.6 ± 42.3* |
| Valine | 726.8 ± 84.4† | 394.2 ± 24.4* | 467.6 ± 37.4* |
Values are means ± SE.
*†
Values are significantly different.