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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for measuring energy malnutrition in a liver disease test subject, a method for determining whether a liver disease test subject is in an energy malnutrition state, a method for determining the necessity of nutrition therapy for a liver disease test subject having energy malnutrition, a composition usable in these methods, and the like are provided. The method for measuring energy malnutrition in a liver disease test subject includes the steps of collecting expired air containing labeled carbon dioxide that is generated in the body of a liver disease test subject by being converted from a composition containing, as an active ingredient, glucose labeled with at least one isotope C; and determining the ratio of labeled COamount to unlabeled COamount, or the ratio of labeled COamount to total COamount in expired air.
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