Muscle Protein Synthesis Following Protein Administration in Critical Illness

Conclusion The capacity for critically ill patients to use ingested protein for muscle protein synthesis is markedly blunted despite relatively normal protein digestion and amino acid absorption.PMID:35584344 | DOI:10.1164/rccm.202112-2780OC

Source: Respiratory Care - May 18, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lee-Anne S Chapple Imre W K Kouw Matthew J Summers Luke M Weinel Samuel Gluck Eamon Raith Peter Slobodian Stijn Soenen Adam M Deane Luc J C van Loon Marianne J Chapman Source Type: research