Table 1.
Effect of amino acid supplementation on general parameters and fractional excretion (FE) of electrolytes and urea.
| 8 + 10 | BCAA | AAA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | |
| Body weight (g) | 345.6 | 7.3 | 336.8 | 11.9 | 342.0 | 11.5 |
| Food/24 h (g) | 14.7 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 2.5 |
| Water/24 h (g) | 35.3 | 6.0 | 30.6 | 1.9 | 27.9 | 2.3 |
| Urine/24 h (ml) | 14.6 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 2.2 |
| Proteinuria/24 h (mg) | 52.2 | 4.1 | 54.1 | 7.9 | 54.1 | 7.0 |
| Feces/24 h (g) | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Fractional excretion (%) | ||||||
| Na+ | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| K+ | 14.6 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 1.7 |
| Cl− | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Ca2+ | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Mg2+ | 6.8 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
| Pi | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.4* | 0.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Urea | 57.0 | 2.1 | 50.7 | 2.8 | 53.3 | 4.5 |
*
p < 0.05, compared to 8 + 10 CKD group, n = 10 animals per group.