Effects of arginine supplementation on splenocyte cytokine mRNA expression in rats with gut-derived sepsis

Table 1 Composition of the semipurified diet (g/kg)

Ingredients	Arg-supplemented	Non-supplemented
Casein	180	220
Arg	20	-
Total nitrogen	35.2	35.2
Corn starch	677	677
Soybean oil	44	44
Vitamin1	10	10
Salt mixture2	35	35
Methyl-cellulose	30	30
Choline chloride	1	1
DL-methionine	3	3

¹The vitamin mix contained 0.6 mg/g thiamine hydrochloride, 0.6 mg/g riboflavin, 0.7 mg/g pyridoxine hydrochloride, 3 mg/g nicotinic acid, 1.6 mg/g calcium pantothenate, 0.02 mg/g D-biotin, 0.001 mg/g cyanocobalamin, 1.6 mg/g retinyl palmitate, 20 mg/g DL-a-tocopherol acetate, 0.25 mg/g cholecalciferol, and 0.005 mg/g menaquinone.

²The salt mixture contained 500 mg/g calcium phosphate diabasic, 74 mg/g sodium chloride, 52 mg/g potassium sulfate, 220 mg/g potassium citrate monohydrate, 24 mg/g magnesium oxide, 3.5 mg/g manganese carbonate, 6 mg/g ferric citrate, 1.6 mg/g zinc carbonate, 0.3 mg/g cupric carbonate, 0.01 mg/g potassium iodate, 0.01 mg/g sodium selenite, and 0.55 mg/g chromium potassium sulfate.