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Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 39–43, 2006
Advance Access publication 8 August 2005
doi:10.1093/alcalc/agh188
ENHANCED RATE OF ETHANOL ELIMINATION FROM BLOOD AFTER INTRAVENOUS
ADMINISTRATION OF AMINO ACIDS COMPARED WITH EQUICALORIC GLUCOSE
BJÖRN LISANDER1, OLLE LUNDVALL1, JENS TOMNER1 and ALAN W. JONES2*
1
Department of Anaesthesiology and 2Department of Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
(Received 15 February 2005; first review notified 10 May 2005; accepted in final revised form 6 July 2005; advance access publication 8 August 2005)
Abstract — Aims: To investigate the effect of an amino acid mixture given intravenously (i.v.) on the rate of ethanol elimination from
blood compared with equicaloric glucose and Ringer’s acetate as control treatments. Methods: In a randomized cross-over study,
six healthy men (mean age 23 years) fasted overnight before receiving either Ringer’s acetate, glucose or the amino acid mixture
(Vamin 18 g N/l) by constant rate i.v. infusion over 4.5 h. Ethanol (0.4 g/kg) was given by an i.v. infusion lasting 60 min during
the time each of the treatments was administered. At various times post-infusion, blood samples were taken for determination of ethanol
by headspace gas chromatography. Blood glucose and heart rate were monitored at regular intervals. Concentration–time profiles of
ethanol were plotted for each subject and the rate of ethanol disappearance from blood as well as other pharmacokinetic parameters
were compared by repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The rate of ethanol elimination from blood was increased significantly (P < 0.001) after treatment with amino acids (mean ± SD, 0.174 ± 0.011 g/l/h) compared with equicaloric glucose
(0.121 ± 0.016 g/l/h) or Ringer’s acetate (0.110 ± 0.013 g/l/h). Heart rate was also slightly higher during infusion of the amino acid mixture (P < 0.05). Conclusions: When the rate of ethanol elimination from blood is relatively slow, such as after an overnight fast, it can be
increased by 60% after treatment with i.v. amino acids. The efficacy of amino acid treatment was not related to the supply of calories
because glucose was no more effective than Ringer’s acetate. We suggest that amino acids might increase hepatic oxygen consumption,
resulting in a more effective conversion of NADH to NAD+ in mitochondria. An important feature of the experimental design was
ensuring hepatic availability of amino acids during much of the time that ethanol was being metabolized.
INTRODUCTION
release of alanine and glutamine into the circulation (Brown
et al., 1994; Herndon and Tompkins, 2004).
In this article we investigate whether availability of exogenous amino acids might also accelerate the elimination rate
of ethanol from blood even in the absence of burn trauma or
mental stress. In healthy men, an amino acid mixture was
infused intravenously (i.v.), during which time the volunteers
also received ethanol (0.4 g/kg) by constant rate i.v. infusion.
The effectiveness of amino acids was compared with that of
equicaloric glucose or Ringer’s acetate as control treatments.
Human metabolism of ethanol is tightly linked to hepatic oxygen consumption, energy requirements of the body and the
individual’s basal metabolic rate (Wallgren, 1970). Marked
species differences exist, and rats and mice can dispose of
ethanol considerably faster than humans or dogs (Newman,
1941; Wallgren, 1970). Speeding up the rate of ethanol metabolism has not been easy to accomplish because hepatic
enzyme activity, oxygen consumption and basal metabolism
are important controlling factors (Wallgren, 1970; Lumeng
et al., 1979; Crow and Hardman, 1989).
Under fasting conditions, when energy reserves are
depleted, the rate of ethanol oxidation is relatively slow, as
is the activity of liver alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), the
major enzyme involved in the metabolism of ethanol
(Lumeng et al., 1979; Braggins and Crow, 1981). Administration of nutrients increases the elimination rate of ethanol compared with the fasting state, but whether carbohydrates are
more effective than proteins or fat still remains an open question (Rogers et al. 1987; Jones et al. 1997a; Ramchandani
et al., 2001).
We reported a faster disappearance of ethanol from the
bloodstream after severe thermal injury and suggested the
mechanism might involve a more effective reoxidation of
NADH to NAD+, probably mediated by availability of certain
amino acids and other shuttle substrates (Jones et al., 1997b;
Zdolsek et al., 1999). After a major burn trauma the victim
enters a hypermetabolic state and the activity of the hepatic mitochondrial respiratory chain increases appreciably
(Demling and Seigne, 2000). Among other things, this leads
to enhanced catabolism of proteins, and gluconeogenesis also
increases owing to a break-down of muscle with a preferential
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Subjects
Six healthy male students with mean age 23 years (range
22–24), body weight 86 kg (range 70–100) and height 183 cm
(range 175–194) were paid a fee to participate in the experiments. None of the volunteers was a smoker and they were
not using any medication at the time of the study. They were
informed verbally and in writing about the purposes and
possible risks of the study. The protocol for the study was
approved by the Ethics Committee at the Faculty of Health
Sciences at the University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Procedure
The subjects participated in a controlled randomized study,
each receiving one of three treatments separated by an interval
of 7 days. For the randomization procedure, we prepared
three envelopes—one set for each subject—with details of
the different treatments. A person not involved with the study
was asked to shuffle the envelopes and then to mark them 1, 2
or 3 corresponding to the order of treatments.
After an overnight fast, the volunteers came to the
hospital
at 8 a.m. and were taken to a research ward (23–25 C) where
venous catheters (Venflon, Becton Dickinson, Helsingborg,
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Sweden, inner diameter 1.7 mm) were inserted into each forearm. Heart rate was monitored by a pulse oximeter and arterial
pressure was measured sphygmomanometrically at the start
and before each blood sample was taken. Oxygen saturation
and arterial pressure were in the normal range throughout the
experimental period and did not change appreciably over
time (data not given).
In each experimental session, one of three different fluids
was infused before and during the time ethanol was administered by i.v. infusion. Randomization was ensured by means
of sealed opaque envelopes. One fluid was Ringer’s acetate
(Ringer-Acetate Braun, B. Braun Medical, Bromma,
Sweden), given at a rate of 222 ml/h, and this contained
(mmol/l) Na+ (130), K+ (4), Ca++ (2), Mg++ (1), acetate– (30),
Cl– (110). The glucose solution was 100 mg/ml (Glucos B
Braun, 400 kcal/l), and was infused at a rate of 222 ml/h.
A commercially available amino acids mixture (Vamin
18 g N/l, Fresenius Kabi, Uppsala, Sweden) was infused at
a rate of 195 ml/h. This solution, which provides 460 kcal/l,
is used clinically for parenteral nutrition to enhance protein
synthesis. The amino acids and glucose were infused in equicaloric amounts (400 kcal). Ethanol was given as a 10% (w/v)
solution in 50 g/l isotonic glucose (Apoteksbolaget, Sweden).
Each experiment started with the administration of either
Ringer’s acetate, glucose or the amino acid mixture at a
constant rate over 270 min. Beginning 30 min later ethanol
(0.4 g/kg) was administered i.v. over 60 min. Venous blood
samples were drawn from the opposite arm at –30, 60, 90,
105, 120, 135, 150, 180, 200, 220 and 240 min timed from
the start of the infusion of the ethanol. Glucose was analysed
in whole blood at the bedside with a HemoCue glucometer.
Blood specimens for determination of ethanol were taken
into Vacutainer tubes (heparin-fluoride, Becton Dickinson,
Stockholm, Sweden) and were stored at 4 C until they were
analysed 3–8 days later.
Determination of blood ethanol concentration
Blood ethanol concentration was determined in duplicate by
headspace gas chromatography, as described in more detail
elsewhere (Jones and Schuberth, 1989). In brief, two laboratory technicians, each working independently with different
sets of equipment, took aliquots of whole blood (100 ml) and
diluted these 1 + 10 with an internal standard (n-propanol).
The ratio of the response of ethanol-to-propanol with a flame
ionization detector was used for quantitative analysis, which
is a standard procedure in forensic toxicology. Known strength
aqueous ethanol standards (0.20, 0.50, and 1.00 g/l) were run
before each series of blood samples and also every 10th
sample throughout the analytical run. The people responsible for blood ethanol analysis were unaware of the various
treatments given.
Blood alcohol parameters
Concentration–time profiles of ethanol were plotted for each
subject, and these were evaluated by response feature analysis,
a modified form of the classic Widmark method, which
assumes zero-order elimination kinetics in the postabsorptive phase (Jones, 2003). During the post-infusion
period, the slope of the rectilinear elimination phase was
determined by linear regression analysis. The areas under
concentration–time curves were determined by the linear trapezoidal method, and the apparent volume of distribution
of ethanol was calculated by dividing the dose (g/kg) by the
y-intercept of the regression line (C0). The x-intercept of the
regression line gives the extrapolated time to reach zero blood
alcohol concentration (min0) and is an estimate of the rate of
alcohol elimination from the whole body.
Statistics
Repeated measures one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
was used to compare the effects of the three treatments on
selected blood alcohol parameters (Crowder and Hand,
1993) and the Tukey test was used to make post hoc comparisons. A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The precision (SD) of blood alcohol analysis was determined
from differences
(d) between the duplicate determinations
P
[SD = ( d2/2N)1/2] and this was also expressed as a coefficient of variation (SD/mean · 100). The SD was 0.0069 g/l,
which corresponds to a coefficient of variation of 2.1%, indicating high analytical precision.
RESULTS
Figure 1 shows the average blood alcohol curves for the three
test treatments; a steeper slope of the rectilinear elimination
phase was strikingly obvious after giving the amino acids.
The rate of ethanol elimination from blood was increased
by 60% compared with the Ringer’s acetate treatment
(P < 0.001). Other blood ethanol parameters, reflecting disposition and elimination kinetics of ethanol for individual subjects, are shown in Table 1 for each of the three treatments.
Glucose was no more effective than Ringer’s acetate in accelerating the elimination rate of ethanol from blood (P > 0.05).
The extrapolated time to reach zero BAC (min0) was shorter
after amino acids and the area under the concentration–time
Randomized Fluid
0.8
Ethanol
Blood Ethanol, g/L
40
Ringers
Glucose
Amino Acids
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
Time, min
Fig. 1. Mean concentration–time profiles of ethanol in blood after a dose of
0.4 g/kg body weight given i.v. during the time an amino acid mixture, glucose
or Ringer’s acetate was also infused i.v. Mean values ± SD are plotted (n = 6).
INTRAVENOUS AMINO ACIDS ACCELERATE ETHANOL METABOLISM
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Table 1. Blood alcohol parameters for individual subjects after treatment with amino acids, glucose or Ringer’s acetate by i.v. infusion before and during the
administration of ethanol (0.40 g/kg) also i.v.
C0 g/la
k0 g/l/hb
min0 minc
Vd l/kgd
AUC g/l · he
Amino acids
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mean ± SD
0.604
0.693
0.684
0.726
0.614
0.641
0.660 ± 0.048
0.187
0.187
0.169
0.174
0.165
0.161
0.174 ± 0.011***
193
222
243
250
222
238
228 ± 20***
0.662
0.577
0.584
0.551
0.651
0.624
0.608 ± 0.044
44.7
61.1
66.9
74.4
54.0
65.0
61.0 ± 10.4***
Glucose
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mean ± SD
0.590
0.690
0.635
0.796
0.620
0.604
0.656 ± 0.077
0.124
0.148
0.104
0.129
0.103
0.119
0.121 ± 0.017
285
279
366
369
361
304
327 ± 42
0.677
0.579
0.629
0.503
0.645
0.661
0.616 ± 0.065
77.5
81.8
92.3
104.4
86.8
79.6
87.0 ± 10.0
Ringer’s acetate
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mean ± SD
0.589
0.606
0.532
0.687
0.609
0.656
0.613 ± 0.054
0.104
0.121
0.093
0.103
0.112
0.129
0.110 ± 0.013
339
299
345
399
326
303
335 ± 36
0.679
0.660
0.750
0.582
0.656
0.609
0.656 ± 0.058
81.1
72.4
72.1
99.0
82.3
73.0
79.9 ± 10.3
Treatment/subject
a
Theoretical expected concentration at time of starting the infusion (C0).
Rate of ethanol disappearance from blood in the pseudolinear phase of the concentration–time curve.
Extrapolated time to reach zero blood alcohol concentration (min0).
d
Volume of distribution (Vd) given by dose/C0.
e
Area under the concentration–time curve (AUC).
***P < 0.001 compared with glucose and Ringer’s acetate treatments according to ANOVA.
b
c
curve was also smaller (P < 0.001). No differences in pharmacokinetic parameters were found when comparing the glucose
and Ringer’s acetate treatments (P > 0.05) despite the extra
calories from carbohydrates.
Figure 2 shows time-to-time changes in heart rate and blood
glucose concentration during the study. At the outset, there
were no group-related differences between these measures.
However, at 60 min (end of ethanol infusion) blood glucose
concentration was significantly higher (P < 0.05) after infusion of glucose compared with the other two treatments.
To compare the three treatments, the blood glucose and
heart rate were averaged between 90 and 240 min and means
and variances were compared. The mean heart rate was
increased significantly (P < 0.05) after amino acids compared
with the other two treatments. As expected, blood glucose
was significantly (P < 0.01) higher after infusion of the glucose solution.
DISCUSSION
The idea to embark on the present study arose from our earlier
observation that the rate of ethanol elimination from blood
was considerably faster in patients suffering from burn trauma
(Jones et al., 1997b; Zdolsek et al., 1999). A serious burn
injury leads to changes in body composition, with disruption
of metabolic processes, including an exaggerated stress
response and hypermetabolic and catabolic states (Dolecek,
1989; Herndon and Tompkins, 2004). A state of stress
caused by immobilization increased the rate of blood ethanol
elimination in rats and this was attributed to an enhanced
activity of hepatic ADH or increased gluconeogenesis
(Badawy, 1998; Mezey, 1998).
None of the subjects showed overt signs of stress during
administration of amino acids, and blood glucose levels
remained unchanged. Furthermore, the administration of
Vamin 18 g N/l during surgery to counteract hypothermia
also failed to increase sympathoadrenal activity (Selldén and
Lindahl, 1998). We consider that stress per se seems a less
plausible explanation for the enhanced rate of ethanol elimination and the faster heart rate after administration of the amino
acid mixture. The effect of amino acids on ethanol elimination
rate more probably resembles the situation after a major burn
trauma, with increased hepatic oxygen consumption, gluconeogenesis and hypermetabolism.
Brundin and Wahren (1994a) observed higher energy
expenditure, as evidenced by increased pulmonary oxygen
uptake and splanchnic oxygen consumption, when Vamin
18 g N/l was given i.v. to healthy subjects. The splanchnic
organs were thought to explain 50% of the amino acidinduced thermogenesis, and body temperature increased by
0.15–0.3 C after this treatment (Selldén et al., 1996). These
changes are qualitatively similar to those observed after a
protein-rich meal (Brundin and Wahren, 1994b). The treatment with amino acids probably augments hepatic mitochondrial respiratory activity (Brundin and Wahren, 1994a).
Injection of alanine and glutamate into rats increased liver
mitochondrial malate (Bobyleva-Guarriero et al., 1989).
Both mechanisms have the potential to assist reoxidation of
NADH to NAD+.
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A 120
Heart Rate
100
Beats/min
80
60
Ringers
Glucose
Amino Acids
40
20
0
-50
0
50
100
150
200
250
Time, min
B
12
B-Glucose
10
mmol/L
8
6
4
Ethanol
2
0
-50
Randomized Fluid
0
50
100
150
200
250
Time, min
Fig. 2. Time-to-time changes in heart rate (A) and blood glucose concentration (B) during treatment with an amino acid mixture, glucose or Ringer’s
acetate also infused i.v. A moderate dose of ethanol (0.4 g/kg) was administered i.v. for 60 min as indicated. Mean values ± SD are plotted (n = 6).
During the infusion of amino acids, there was a small
increase in heart rate and this might reflect increased overall
oxygen consumption. However, the rise in heart rate
after treatment with amino acids might also be explained by
higher blood acetaldehyde concentrations resulting from
the swifter metabolism of ethanol (60%) compared with
control treatments (Eriksson, 2001). Because we did not
measure blood acetaldehyde concentrations, this explanation
remains speculative.
In a classic study by Eggleton (1940) in cats, a single dose
of alanine was found to enhance the rate of ethanol metabolism for only 1 h post-dosing. In contrast, the accelerating
effect of alanine was sustained indefinitely by a slow continuous infusion of this amino acid solution (Newman, 1941). Our
study also involved a continuous hepatic availability of amino
acids during metabolism of ethanol and this seems to have
been a key aspect of the experimental design. Although the
relative effectiveness of the amino acids in the Vamin
18 g N/l mixture was not resolved, we note that it contained
16 g/l alanine and each subject thus received 14 g over 4.5 h.
The metabolism of ethanol to acetaldehyde is mainly catalysed by hepatic Class I isozymes of ADH, with concomitant
reduction of NAD+ to NADH. According to established concepts, the rate of reoxidation of NADH to NAD+ rather than
the activity of ADH is the rate-limiting step in hepatic oxidation of ethanol (Crow and Hardman, 1989). Hydrogen derived
from the oxidation of ethanol enters the mitochondrial space,
most probably as malate, over a shuttle mechanism and is
subsequently oxidized in the mitochondrial respiratory chain
(Thurman and McKenna, 1975).
Carbohydrates, such as fructose or glucose, have received
considerable attention as agents that might accelerate the
clearance rate of ethanol from blood (Crow et al., 1981;
Mascord et al., 1988; Berman et al. 2003). The mechanism
of the fructose effect was thought to involve a swifter reoxidation of reduced coenzyme NADH back to NAD+ (Crow et al.,
1981) but other biochemical explanations have also been proposed (Plapp, 1975). Furthermore, the experimental design,
including the dose, route and timing of administration of
fructose relative to alcohol, is important for the results of
this treatment (Crownover et al., 1986). Moreover, large doses
of fructose are likely to cause abdominal pains and nausea
(Brown et al., 1972; Dundee, 1972) and there is also an
increased risk of metabolic acidosis after concomitant intake
of ethanol (Tygstrup et al., 1965).
This study has demonstrated that a mixture of amino acids
given i.v. increases the elimination rate of ethanol from blood
by 60% compared with equicaloric glucose used as a control
treatment. This finding was unequivocal and did not depend
on the caloric content of the amino acids because glucose
was no more effective than Ringer’s acetate, which lacks
calories. The small amount of additional glucose from the
ethanol solution was the same in each arm of the study so
we do not consider this a confounding factor. The total fluid
volume was about the same and the additional glucose from
the ethanol infusion furnishes 56 kcal energy for a 70 kg
subject. Fluid substitution per se, by isotonic saline, did not
change the elimination rate of ethanol from blood (Li et al.,
1999).
A simple and effective method to increase the rate of
ethanol elimination from blood might have clinical applications in emergency medicine to accelerate detoxification.
Administration of fructose for this purpose, as mentioned
above, seems contraindicated. The present study supports
taking a closer look at using i.v. amino acids (e.g. Vamin
18 g N/l) to accelerate the metabolism of ethanol in grossly
intoxicated patients. This treatment would also help to counteract hypothermia in drunken people exposed to the cold,
such as alcoholics found outdoors in the winter.
Acknowledgements — This work was supported in part by the Swedish
National Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket) and the County
Council of Östergötland.
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