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L-citrullineFinding

L-citrulline increases plasma citrulline concentration

raisesVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Plasma citrulline concentration rose 17-fold (25 ± 9 vs. 384 ± 95 μmol/L) and plasma arginine 3-fold after oral citrulline supplementation (both p < 4 × 10-6).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of oral citrulline supplementation on whole body protein metabolism in adult patients with short bowel syndrome: A pilot, randomized, double-blind, cross-over study.
This finding among the 6 findings on its endpoint

L-citrulline

Plasma citrulline concentration

raises

Who
Nine adults with non-malignant short bowel syndrome, near-normal nutritional status, without artificial nutrition; postabsorptive state
Dose studied
0.18 g/kg/day oral citrulline for 7 days; iso-nitrogenous placebo, 13-day washout

Very limited evidencePMID 30642738 · 2019

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
7 days

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZFATZ8SPQABCBTG8VT92EK