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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
Wound healing is a series of complex physicochemical interactions that require various micronutrients at every step. In the critically ill or severely injured patient, wound healing is impaired by the protein-catabolic, hypermetabolic response to stress. The hypothalamus responds to cytokine stimulation by increasing the thermoregulatory set-point and by augmenting elaboration of stress hormones (catecholamines, cortisol, and glucagon). In turn, the stress hormones induce thermogenic futile substrate cycling, lipolysis, and proteolysis. Increased glucose production results at the expense of skeletal muscle degradation, producing amino acid substrate for hepatic gluconeogenesis. Nutritional support of the hypermetabolic state is an essential part of ensuring efficient wound healing in these patients. Protein catabolism cannot be reversed by increased amino acid availability alone, due partly to a defect in amino acid transport. This defect can be reversed by anabolic agents, such as growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1. Growth hormone treatment dramatically improves wound healing in severely burned children. Supplementation with protein and vitamins, specifically arginine and vitamins A, B, and C, provides optimum nutrient support of the healing wound.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1063-7389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
202-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Body Surface Area, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Burns, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Critical Illness, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Dietary Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Enteral Nutrition, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Growth Substances, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Injury Severity Score, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Nutritional Requirements, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Parenteral Nutrition, Total, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Stress, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Vitamins, pubmed-meshheading:7922445-Wound Healing
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Nutrient support of the healing wound.
pubmed:affiliation
Shriners Burns Institute, Galveston, TX 77550-2725.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review