A specific protein-enriched enteral formula decreases cortisolemia and improves plasma albumin and amino acid concentrations in elderly patients
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Olza Meneses, Josune; Mesa García, María Dolores; Poyatos Martínez, Rafael Miguel; Aguilera García, Concepción María; Moreno-Torres, Rosario; Pérez, Milagros; Pérez De La Cruz, Antonio Jesús; Gil Hernández, ÁngelEditorial
Biomed Central
Materia
Muscle mass Performance Ingestion Men Strength Hormones Humans Women Age
Fecha
2010Referencia bibliográfica
Olza, J.; et al. A specific protein-enriched enteral formula decreases cortisolemia and improves plasma albumin and amino acid concentrations in elderly patients. Nutrition and Metabolism, 7: 58 (2010). [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/32398]
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This study was financed by Vegenat S.A. Vegenat S.A. has designed the new formula for EN.Resumen
[Background]
Old age is associated with an involuntary and progressive but physiological loss of muscle mass. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of exclusive consumption for 6 months of a protein-enriched enteral diet with a relatively high content of branched-chain amino acids on albuminemia, cortisolemia, plasma amino acids, insulin resistance, and inflammation biomarkers in elderly patients.
[Methods]
Thirty-two patients from the Clinical Nutrition Outpatient Unit at our hospital exclusively consumed a protein-enriched enteral diet for 6 months. Data were collected at baseline and at 3 and 6 months on anthropometric and biochemical parameters and on plasma concentrations of amino acids, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, urea, creatinine, insulin resistance, and inflammation biomarkers.
[Results]
The percentage of patients with albumin concentration below normal cut-off values decreased from 18% to 0% by the end of the study. At 6 months, concentrations of total plasma (p = 0.008) and essential amino acids (p = 0.011), especially branched-chain amino acids (p = 0.031), were higher versus baseline values, whereas 3-methylhistidine (p = 0.001), cortisol (p = 0.001) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (p = 0.004) levels were lower.
[Conclusions]
Regular intake of specific protein-enriched enteral formula increases plasma essential amino acids, especially branched-chain amino acids, and decreases cortisol and 3-methylhistidine, while plasma urea and creatinine remain unchanged.