Elevation of Blood Branched Chain Amino Acid Concentration Inhibits Muscle Glutamine loss in Patients with Cardiac Cachexia, but not in Normal Subjects

1985 ◽  
Vol 69 (s12) ◽  
pp. 73P-74P ◽  
Author(s):  
W.L. Morrison ◽  
J.N.A Gibson ◽  
B. Weryk ◽  
R.S. Clark ◽  
M.J. Rennie
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Amino Acid Concentration ◽  
Cardiac Cachexia ◽  
Branched Chain Amino Acid ◽  
Branched Chain

scholarly journals Plasma branched-chain and aromatic amino acid concentration after ingestion of an urban or rural diet in rural Mexican women

BMC Obesity ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana M López ◽  
Lilia G Noriega ◽  
Margarita Diaz ◽  
Nimbe Torres ◽  
Armando R Tovar
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Aromatic Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Concentration ◽  
Mexican Women ◽  
Branched Chain

scholarly journals Efficacy of branched-chain amino acid to increase muscle strength in chronic heart failure patients: an evidence-based case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Karin Wiradarma ◽  
Lily Indriani Octovia
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cardiac Cachexia ◽  
Branched Chain Amino Acid ◽  
Branched Chain

Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) patients can fall into cardiac cachexia (CC), which is marked by the decrease of muscle mass and strength. Cardiac cachexia decreases the functional capacity and quality of life also increases the length of stay, medical fees, complications, and mortality rate. Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) accounted for 35% of amino acids that build the muscle. We hope that BCAA supplementation can increase muscle strength of CHF patients, especially the elderly who is more prone to fall into CC. Thus, we performed an evidence-based case report to seek an opportunity of BCAA supplementation to an elderly with CHF.Objectives: To determine the efficacy of BCAA supplementation on increasing muscle strength in CHF patients.Methods: Literature searching of the evidence-based case report was performed on Pubmed, Cochrane, and Scopus according to the clinical query. Screening on title, abstract, and full text was done based on eligibility criteria (meta-analysis or clinical trials, suitability to clinical questions, English language, full-text availability, and human studies), followed by duplication filter and critical appraisal.Results: A randomized-controlled trial was found, but it didn’t find a significant difference between the experimental and control groups.Conclusions: BCAA supplementation doesn’t give a significant improvement in muscle strength in CHF patients.

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