Is amino acid-induced thermogenesis to prevent hypothermia during anesthesia associated with increased stress response?
Amino acid infusion during anesthesia has been demonstrated to markedly increase oxygen consumption and heat production. To determine whether this evokes any stress in the patients, we measured plasma catecholamines during anesthesia. We suggest that temperature preservation during anesthesia by an amino acid infusion occurs without additional sympathoadrenal activity.
This study demonstrates that in patients transplanted for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis Vitamin D3 modulates T lymphocyte activation, and provides a rationale for the evaluation of this compound as an immunosuppressive agent in liver-transplanted patients.