Table 3.
Lactate:alanine ratios in sera of all patients at T0, T6 and T12, and percentages of lactate reduction (Δ%) after the LPD.
| Patient | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac:Ala ratio* | T0 | 10: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 2.8: 1 | 2.7: 1 |
| T6 | 3.2: 1 | 3.2: 1 | 2.6: 1 | 2.2: 1 | 3.7: 1 | 1.9: 1 | 2.6: 1 | |
| T12 | 3.4: 1 | 1.9: 1 | 1.4: 1 | 1.8: 1 | 3.9: 1 | 1.7: 1 | 2.1: 1 | |
| Δ%§ | 66 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 22 |
Note. *Alanine amount was considered constant in all samples and confirmed by comparison with an external sample of known concentration (set as 8.6 × 10−5M).
§Δ% is defined as (CT0-CT12/CT0)x100, where C is the alanine concentration at time T0 and T12.