Open AccessPropranolol Decreases Splanchnic Triacylglycerol Storage in Burn Patients Receiving a High-Carbohydrate Diet
Author(s) -
Béatrice Morio,
Øivind Irtun,
David N. Herndon,
Robert R. Wolfe
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200208000-00010
Subject(s) - propranolol , lipolysis , splanchnic , medicine , endocrinology , fatty acid , very low density lipoprotein , fatty acid metabolism , beta oxidation , metabolism , lipoprotein , chemistry , cholesterol , biochemistry , adipose tissue , hemodynamics
To quantify the various components of splanchnic free fatty acid and very-low-density lipoprotein-triacylglycerol (VLDL-TAG) metabolism in order to gain insight into the mechanisms responsible for the development of fatty liver in severely burned patients, and to determine if decreasing free fatty acid availability by use of propranolol could potentially reduce hepatic fatty acid accumulation.