Increased serum alanine during fasting is due to:
Ans. A. Breakdown of muscle proteinsAlanine in the muscle undergoes transamination to form pyruvate which undergoes gluconeogenesis to form glucose. During starvation tissues to get energy accelerates the formation of alanine and gluconeogenesis.
Breakdown of muscle proteins
Decreased utilization of non-essential amino acids
Leakage of amino acids to plasma
Impaired renal function
Proteins and Amino Acids