Model System:

Burn

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J73523

Journal:


Bruns

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 41, 4, 649-657

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Abstract:

Article reviews the data pertaining to the effects of pharmacological interventions on muscle protein synthesis, breakdown, and net balance (synthesis minus breakdown) in severely burned patients. A review of the literature related to skeletal muscle protein metabolism following burn injury was conducted. Emphasis was on studies utilizing stable isotope tracer kinetics to assess the impact of pharmacological interventions on muscle protein metabolism in severely burned patients. Data support the efficacy of testosterone, oxandrolone, human recombinant growth hormone, insulin, metformin, and propranolol in improving skeletal muscle protein net balance in patients with severe burns. The mechanisms underlying the improvement of protein net balance differ between types and dosages of drugs, but their main effect is on protein synthesis. Finally, the majority of studies have been conducted during the acute hypermetabolic phase of the injury. Except for oxandrolone, the effects of drugs on muscle protein kinetics following discharge from the hospital are largely unknown.

Author(s):


Diaz, Eva C., Herndon, David N., Porter, Craig, Sidossis, Labros S., Suman, Oscar E., Borsheim, Elisabet