Ammonia and uric acid formation after rapid intravenous fructose administration to healthy subjects and patients with compensated cirrhosis of the liver

Effect of dietary fructose on broiler chick performance

The effect of feeding various levels of dietary fructose, furnished by high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), to broiler-type chicks housed in Petersime batteries was studied in two experiments. In experiment 1, HFCS was added to a corn-soybean meal basal diet at levels of 0, 5, 10, and 15%. In Experiment 2, HFCS was added to the diet at levels of 0, 2, 4, 6, and 15%. In both experiments diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenous. In Experiment 1, chicks fed HFCS consumed more feed (P less than or equal to .05) and grew more rapidly (P less than or equal to .05) than chicks fed the control diet. No differences in the feed to gain ratio were observed among treatments. Feeding HFCS resulted in non-significantly higher liver weight and percent liver lipid. Values for kidney weights and plasma uric acid were higher (P less than or equal to .05) in chicks fed 15% HFCS. In Experiment 2, adding 4, 6, and 15% HFCS resulted in more rapid growth (P less than or equal to .05). No significant differences were observed in feed intake and kidney weights. Chicks fed the 15% HFCS diet had heavier (P less than or equal to .05) livers.

[Fructose tolerance and utilization in healthy and chronically diseased liver]

In 12 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and 11 normal subjects (N) equimolar (0.75 g/kg/h for 4 hrs.) 14C-(1)-glucose and 14C-(1)-fructose infusions were administered. When given fructose, N and LC showed only a small increase of serum-glucose and -fructose concentrations in steady state. In N and LC the total fructose clearance was significantly higher than the total glucose clearance. No differences were found between N and LC. The metabolic clearance was equal in both groups when given fructose, whereas during glucose infusion lower in LC than in N. 30% of the infused 14C-fructose were recovered in 14C-glucose. The renal loss in both groups was higher for glucose than for fructose. A more extensive renal 14C-excretion during infusion of 14C-fructose was due to a higher 14C-lactate excretion.