Glutamine: Benefıcial Effects on Immune System and in Multiple Tranma Patients

Abstract

Glutamine is an amino acid synthesized in skeletal muscle and released into the circulation, principle consumers of glutamine from the blood incinde the gastrointestinal tract, the kidney, the liver and the immune system. Glutamine requirement increase durirıg high stress situation such as postoperative, cancer and AIDS. In these situation glutamine sııpplemented diet has benefıcial effect on improvenıent of disease and immune status.