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Does glutamine contribute to immunosuppression after major burns?

M Parry-Billings1, J Evans, P C Calder

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.

Lancet (London, England)
|September 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Low glutamine levels impair immune cell function, particularly lymphocyte proliferation and macrophage phagocytosis. This reduction in glutamine may explain immune dysfunction following major burn injuries.

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