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Effects of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) on the progression of advanced liver disease: A Korean nationwide, multicenter, retrospective, observational, cohort study

Authors
 Jung Gil Park  ;  Won Young Tak  ;  Soo Young Park  ;  Young Oh Kweon  ;  Se Young Jang  ;  Yu Rim Lee  ;  Si Hyun Bae  ;  Jae Young Jang  ;  Do Young Kim  ;  June Sung Lee  ;  Ki Tae Suk  ;  In Hee Kim  ;  Heon Ju Lee  ;  Woo Jin Chung  ;  Byoung Kuk Jang  ;  Jeong Ill Suh  ;  Jeong Heo  ;  Won Kee Lee 
Citation
 MEDICINE, Vol.96(24) : e6580, 2017 
Journal Title
MEDICINE
ISSN
 0025-7974 
Issue Date
2017
Abstract
Evidence of the potential benefits of long-term oral branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation in reducing the severity of liver disease is limited.Patients who were diagnosed with liver cirrhosis with a Child-Pugh (CP) score of 8-10 were included. The BCAA group consumed BCAAs daily for at least 6 months, and the control group consumed a diet without BCAA. We analyzed the improvements based on the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, CP score, incidence of cirrhosis-related complications, and event-free survival over 2 years. Among the 867 recruited patients, 307 (166 in the BCAA group and 141 in the control group) were analyzed. The BCAA group was divided into 3 subgroups, whose patients consumed 4.15 g, 8.3 g, or 12.45 g of BCAAs daily for the analysis. There were significant differences in the CP score, albumin, and hepatic encephalopathy between the 2 groups at baseline. After matching the propensity scores, we analyzed patients in the BCAA-12.45 g group (12.45 g of BCAAs daily, n = 41) and matched control group (n = 41). The MELD score significantly improved in the BCCA-12.45 g group compared to the matched control group (P = .004). The changes in the serum bilirubin level (P = .014) and CP score (P = .033) over time also differed significantly between the 2 groups. The incidence rates of cirrhosis-related complications (P = .973) and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (2 cases each) did not differ significantly between the 2 groups.Long-term oral BCAA supplementation has beneficial effects in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. A further large-scale prospective study is needed to delineate these beneficial effects.
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DOI
10.1097/MD.0000000000006580
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Do Young(김도영)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/160862
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