Table 1.

Factors influencing albumin synthesis

Factors that increase synthesis	Factors that decrease synthesis
High-protein diet [11]	Protein-deficient diet [11]
High calories [11]	Fasting [11]
COP↓ [12, 13]	COP↑ [12, 13]
Growth hormone [15]	Diabetes [14]
Corticosteroids [16]	Hepatic disease [17]
Insulin [14]	Sepsis, trauma [2]

Abbreviation: COP colloidal oncotic pressure