Currently, several types of amino acids are being produced and used worldwide.
Nevertheless, several new functions of amino acids have been recently discovered that …

Methamphetamine abuse leads to devastating consequences, including addiction, crime,
and death. Despite decades of research, no medication has been approved by the US Food …

Importance Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality, and measures to prevent AKI have had limited success. Glutamate …

Background: Chronic widespread pain (CWP), including fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), is
associated with prominent negative consequences. CWP has been associated with …

Background Postoperative heart failure remains the major cause of death after cardiac
surgery. As N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a predictor for …

Background Glutamate is reported to enhance the recovery of oxidative metabolism and
contractile function of the heart after ischemia. The effect appears to be blunted in diabetic …

Objectives To describe the dynamics of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-
proBNP) from preoperative evaluation to 6-month follow-up in patients undergoing aortic …

Background Glutamate plays a key role for post‐ischaemic recovery of myocardial
metabolism. According to post hoc analyses of the two GLUTAMICS trials, patients without …

Background Animal and human data suggest that glutamate can enhance recovery of
myocardial metabolism and function after ischemia. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide …

Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is common in patients with aortic valve
stenosis (AS) and reportedly affects prognosis after surgical aortic valve replacement …