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From: Preoperative administration of branched-chain amino acids reduces postoperative insulin resistance in rats by reducing liver gluconeogenesis

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The schematic diagram of the experiment protocol. Rats were fasted for 17 h be-fore surgery and received BCAA or CON oral administration by gavage 2 h prior to surgery. Rats were anesthetized with isoflurane gas and then treated with the PIR model. Blood glucose was measured immediately according to the time points in the diagram. Blood samples and tis-sue samples were collected as shown in the diagram, and for further testing. GTT/ITT/PTT were measured using another group of rats. PIR: Postoperative insulin resistance, BCAA: branched-chain amino acids, CON: control, GTT: glucose tolerance test, ITT: insulin tolerance test, PTT: pyruvate tolerance test

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Nutrition & Metabolism

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