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Immunomodulation. Part IV: Glutamine.

Susan Givens Bell
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Glutamine, a nonessential amino acid that appears to be conditionally essential during periods of physiologic stress, plays important physiologic roles in the immune system. However, neither enteral nor parenteral glutamine supplementation makes a difference in the rate of systemic infection or of NEC in very low birth weight infants. Thus, the search for agents to enhance the neonate's immune system and to serve as safe and effective adjuvants to antibiotics continues. Part V, the final article in this immunomodulation series, will explore the use of probiotics to support the neonatal immune system.

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Antigen PresentationGlutamineHumansImmunity, MucosalImmunologic FactorsInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureIntensive Care, NeonatalIntestinal AbsorptionIntestinesNutritional RequirementsNutritional SupportResearch DesignSepsisTreatment OutcomeJournal ArticleReview

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Susan Givens Bell. Immunomodulation. Part IV: Glutamine.. https://doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.25.6.439

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