L-alanyl-glutamine pretreatment attenuates acute inflammatory response in children submitted to palatoplasty Pré-tratamento com L-alanil-glutamina atenua a resposta inflamatória aguda em crianças submetidas à palatoplastia

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of L-alanyl-glutamine (L-Ala-Gln) pretreatment on oxidative stress, glycemic control and inflammatory response in children submitted to palatoplasty. METHODS: Thirty male children scheduled for routine palatoplasty, age range 2-10 years, were randomly assigned to 2 g...

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Main Authors: José Ferreira da Cunha Filho, Isabelle Ivo Gonçalves, Sergio Botelho Guimarães, Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine Jamacaru, José Huygens Parente Garcia, Paulo Roberto Leitão de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502011000700015