Short-term glutamine supplementation decreases lung inflammation and the receptor for advanced glycation end-products expression in direct acute lung injury in mice

Table 1 Composition of test diets ^a

	Control	GLN
	(g/kg diet)
Corn starch	449.5	457.8
Casein	200	150
L-glutamine (GLN)^b	-	41.7
Sucrose	100	100
Soybean oil^a	150	150
Alphacel non-nutritive bulk (fiber)	50	50
AIN-93G mineral mixture	35	35
AIN-93G vitamin mixture	10	10
L-Cystine	3	3
Choline bitartrate	2.5	2.5
2,5-di-tert-Butylhydroquinone	0.014	0.014
% Energy^c
Carbohydrate	50.6	50.6
Protein	18.4	18.4
Fat	31	31

^aOur test diets were 15% high fat diets that modified from the AIN-93G standard formula.
^bThe dose of GLN supplement was provided 25% of total amino acid nitrogen. Both of diets were isonitrogenous.
^cThe two diets were isocaloric.

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