Basic Changes in Protein Metabolism during Stress.
Abstract
The wasting of body proteins during a stressful illness is the decreased synthesis and increased degradation of peripheral tissue such as skeletal muscle. The amino acids released from these tissues are used as an energy source by the peripheral tissue, substrate for gluconeogenesis, production of proteins associated with host defense against the stressful illness, tissue repair and abnormal growth, and synthesis of obligatory proteins. This results in a rapid depletion of protein in peripheral tissue and a decreased supply of amino acids to meet the metabolic insult of the stressful illness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 21, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA043018
Entities
People
- Robert W. Wannemacher Jr.
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases