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II. Glutamine and glutamate.

H Tapiero1, G Mathé, P Couvreur

  • 1Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Paris, CNRS UMR 8612, 5, rue Jean-Baptiste-Clément, 94200 Chatenay-Malabry, France. haimtapiero@aol.com

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & Pharmacotherapie
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Glutamine and glutamate are vital amino acids. Glutamine becomes essential during critical illness, playing key roles in cell growth, acid-base balance, and neurotransmission.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Glutamine and glutamate, part of the
  • glutamate family
  • comprise 25% of dietary amino acids.
  • Glutamine, typically nonessential, becomes conditionally essential during major trauma, surgery, sepsis, and intensive therapies.
  • Physiological glutamine levels (650 micromol/l) are crucial for ammoniagenesis, acid-base homeostasis, and cellular metabolism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the functional priority and health impacts of glutamine and related amino acids.
  • To define the effective activities of glutamine in human health and pathologies.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on the metabolic roles and physiological significance of glutamine and glutamate.

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  • Analysis of glutamine's involvement in cellular processes, nitrogen balance, and neurotransmitter synthesis.
  • Examination of glutamate's functions as a neurotransmitter and its role in brain development and plasticity.

    • Main Results:

    • Glutamine is essential for fibroblast, lymphocyte, and enterocyte growth, improving nitrogen balance and preserving muscle glutamine.
    • Glutamate, derived from glutamine, is a key excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, vital for neuronal development, synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory.
    • Metabolically, glutamine and glutamate link carbohydrate and protein metabolism, contributing to the citric acid cycle, antioxidant glutathione, and folic acid synthesis.

    Conclusions:

    • Glutamine and glutamate possess high functional priority, significantly impacting human health and disease.
    • Understanding their roles is critical for managing conditions involving critical illness, metabolic dysfunction, and neurological processes.
    • Further research into these amino acids can inform therapeutic strategies for various pathologies.