Glucose and urea kinetics in patients with early and advanced gastrointestinal cancer: the response to glucose infusion, parenteral feeding, and surgical resection

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Surgery; (United States)

OSTI ID:6647717

Shaw, J H; Wolfe, R R

We isotopically determined rates of glucose turnover, urea turnover, and glucose oxidation in normal volunteers (n = 16), patients with early gastrointestinal (EGI) cancer (n = 6), and patients with advanced gastrointestinal (AGI) cancer (n = 10). Studies were performed in the basal state, during glucose infusion (4 mg/kg/min), and during total parenteral feeding (patients with AGI cancer only). Patients with early stages of the disease were also studied 2 to 3 months after resection of the cancer. Basal rates of glucose turnover were similar in volunteers and in patients with EGI cancer (13.9 +/- 0.3 mumol/kg/min and 13.3 +/- 0.2 mumol/kg/min, respectively) but were significantly higher in patients with AGI cancer (17.6 +/- 1.4 mumol/kg/min). Glucose infusion resulted in significantly less suppression of endogenous production in both patient groups than that seen in the volunteers (76% +/- 6% for EGI group, 69% +/- 7% for AGI group, and 94% +/- 4% for volunteers). The rate of glucose oxidation increased progressively in proportion to the tumor bulk. In the volunteers the percent of VCO2 from glucose oxidation was 23.9% +/- 0.7%, and in EGI and AGI groups the values were 32.8% +/- 2.0% and 43.0% +/- 3.0%, respectively. After curative resection of the cancer, glucose utilization decreased significantly (p less than 0.05). The rate of urea turnover was significantly higher in the AGI group (8.4 +/- 1.0 mumol/kg/min) in comparison with the volunteer group value of 5.9 +/- 0.6 mumol/kg/min (p less than 0.03). Glucose infusion resulted in a significant suppression of urea turnover in the volunteers (p less than 0.02), but in the AGI group glucose infusion did not induce a statistically significant decrease.

• Research Organization: Univ. Department of Surgery, New Zealand
• OSTI ID: 6647717
• Journal Information: Surgery; (United States), Journal Name: Surgery; (United States) Vol. 2; ISSN SURGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALDEHYDES
AMIDES
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
FEEDING
GLUCOSE
HEXOSES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
KINETICS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
METABOLISM
MONOSACCHARIDES
NEOPLASMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
PATIENTS
REACTION KINETICS
SACCHARIDES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
UREA