• Eva C Diaz, David N Herndon, Craig Porter, Labros S Sidossis, Oscar E Suman, and Elisabet Børsheim.
• Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children, 815, Market Street, Galveston, TX 77550, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, and Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 15 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. Electronic address: ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu.
• Burns. 2015 Jun 1;41(4):649-57.

ObjectiveThe pathophysiological response to burn injury disturbs the balance between skeletal muscle protein synthesis and breakdown, resulting in severe muscle wasting. Muscle loss after burn injury is related to increased mortality and morbidity. Consequently, mitigation of this catabolic response has become a focus in the management of these patients. The aim of this review is to discuss the literature pertaining to pharmacological interventions aimed at attenuating skeletal muscle catabolism in severely burned patients.Data SelectionReview of the literature related to skeletal muscle protein metabolism following burn injury was conducted. Emphasis was on studies utilizing stable isotope tracer kinetics to assess the impact of pharmacological interventions on muscle protein metabolism in severely burned patients.ConclusionData support the efficacy of testosterone, oxandrolone, human recombinant growth hormone, insulin, metformin, and propranolol in improving skeletal muscle protein net balance in patients with severe burns. The mechanisms underlying the improvement of protein net balance differ between types and dosages of drugs, but their main effect is on protein synthesis. Finally, the majority of studies have been conducted during the acute hypermetabolic phase of the injury. Except for oxandrolone, the effects of drugs on muscle protein kinetics following discharge from the hospital are largely unknown.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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