Research Article

Dietary Supplemental Glutamine Enhances the Percentage of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Mice with High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Subjected to Hind Limb Ischemia

Table 1

Compositions of the high-fat diets.

IngredientHigh fat (g/kg)High fat+glutamine (g/kg)

Casein259.13194.36
Glutamine54.55
L-cysteine3.893.89
Corn starch0.0010.22
Maltodextrin161.96161.96
Sucrose89.1489.14
Cellulose64.7864.78
Soybean oil32.3932.39
Lard317.44317.44
Mineral mix112.9612.96
Dicalcium phosphate16.8416.84
Calcium carbonate, 1H2O7.137.13
Potassium citrate21.3821.38
Vitamin mix212.9612.96
Total10001000

1The compositions of the mineral mixture are listed as follows (mg/g): calcium phosphate dibasic, 500; sodium chloride, 74; potassium sulfate, 52; magnesium oxide, 24; potassium citrate monohydrate, 20; manganese carbonate, 3.5; ferric citrate, 6; chromium potassium sulfate, 0.55; zinc carbonate, 1.6; cupric carbonate, 0.3; potassium iodate, 0.01; sodium selenite, 0.01. 2The compositions of the vitamin mixture are listed as follows (mg/g): DL-α-tocopherol acetate, 20; nicotinic acid, 3; retinyl palmitate, 1.6; calcium pantothenate, 1.6; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 0.7; thiamin hydrochloride, 0.6; riboflavin, 0.6; cholecalciferol, 0.25; D-biotin, 0.05; menaquinone, 0.005; and cyanocobalamin, 0.001.