Application of immune nutrition in patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
- Author:
Guo-hao WU
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Research Institute of General Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. prowugh@163.com.
- Publication Type:Editorial
- MeSH:
Arginine;
Fatty Acids, Omega-3;
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
physiopathology;
therapy;
Glutamine;
Humans;
Nutrition Therapy;
Nutritional Status
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2013;16(11):1021-1024
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Immune nutrition refers to adding some special nutrients to the standard formula of nutrition in order to treat and regulate metabolism and immune function by its pharmacological effect. In recent years, immune nutrition, including glutamine, arginine, ω-3 PUFA, nucleotide etc, has been widely used in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. These nutrients show their different supporting functions through different mechanisms, and improve the clinical outcome of patients. Therefore, clinical nutrition has been expanded and upgraded from the traditional "nutrition" to "nutritional therapy".
