An association between glycine and insulin levels is observed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes

Adequate nutrition from which amino acids are part gives us protection against infectious or metabolic diseases. In particular, glycine has immunomodulatory properties and is a secretagogue of insulin. However, its absorption rate or plasma levels are impaired in bacterial infection or high glucose levels. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between glycine and insulin plasma levels in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2).

Source: Clinical Nutrition - February 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mariela Zenil-Vega, Eduarda Cer ón, Guadalupe López-Bello, Julia Moreno, Eliuth Juárez-Cruz, Manuel Castillejos-López, Demetrio Bernal-Alcántara, Bettina Sommer, Noé Alvarado-Vasquez Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research