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[Protective effects of glutamine and elemental diet in acute actinic enterocolitis: histological evaluation].

Abstract
Radiotherapy plays nowadays an important role in malignancies treatment. However, collateral effects and severe complications owing to cellular damage of peritumoral tissues may occur. Different nutritional resources have been recently indicated to achieve intestinal protection during cancer irradiation. PURPOSE--The aim of this study was to set the role of glutamine and elemental diets in acute actinic enteritis prevention. METHOD--Sixty-five adult male Wistar rats with average weight of 200g were maintained in individual metabolic cages; daily body weight and food ingestion were carefully monitored. The animals were randomized into three groups and fed isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets: 1) CRt-polymeric-casein diet; 2) GRt-polymeric-casein diet supplemented with 2% glutamine and 3) ERt-elemental diet supplemented with 2% glutamine. After an adaptation period (seven days), all rats received abdominal radiation in five daily doses of 300cGy. Four days after the rats were operated on to resect the small intestine and colon for histological evaluation. RESULTS--Small intestine histological data in ERt and GRt rats were better than CRt rats, by preserving mucosal cellularity and increasing mitosis number and villi length. Simultaneously, ERt group had greater number of rats with normal villus-crypt relation than CRt or GRt groups. Large intestine histological data showed that the average crypts length in ERt and GRt rats were greater than in CRt ones. CONCLUSION--Glutamine-supplemented polymeric or elemental diets given to rats before, during and after abdominal radiotherapy showed protective effects against radiation injury, by supporting mucosal structure and recovery.
AuthorsF G Campos, D R Mucerino, D L Waitzberg, A F Logulo, R el Ibrahim, W Nadalin, A Habr-Gama
JournalRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)) 1994 Jul-Sep Vol. 40 Issue 3 Pg. 143-9 ISSN: 0104-4230 [Print] Brazil
Vernacular TitleEfeitos protetores da glutamina e dieta elementar na enterocolite actínica aguda: avaliação histológica.
PMID7787863 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Caseins
  • Glutamine
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Caseins (therapeutic use)
  • Enterocolitis (etiology, prevention & control)
  • Food, Formulated
  • Glutamine (therapeutic use)
  • Intestine, Large (cytology)
  • Intestine, Small (cytology)
  • Male
  • Mitosis
  • Radiation Injuries, Experimental (prevention & control)
  • Radiotherapy (adverse effects)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

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