Effect of glutamine supplementation on lymphocyte subsets in children with acute diarrhea

YALÇIN S. S., YURDAKÖK K., Tezcan I., Tuncer M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.52, no.3, pp.262-266, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.262-266
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To study the effect of glutamine supplementation on lymphocyte subpopulation counts in children with acute diarrhea, children aged 6-24 months were enrolled in a double-blind randomized study. Cases had received either 0.3 g/kg/day of glutamine or placebo orally for seven days. The counts of blood leukocytes, lymphocytes and lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, CD16+CD56+) were determined both on admission and seven days later using a flow cytometry. When adjusting for sex, current breastfeeding status, dehydration, and nutritional status of children, lymphocyte subpopulations did not differ significantly between the glutamine- and placebo-supplemented groups on the 7(th) day of intervention.