<prompt> Increased alanine during prolonged fasting represents-Increased breakdown of muscle proteinsImpaired renal functionDecreased utilization of amino acid from GlucogenesisLeakage of amino acids from cells due to plasma membrane leakage  <response>: During prolonged fasting there is increased gluconeogenesis. Alanine is provided by the muscle is one of the substrates for gluconeogenesis and is called Glucose Alanine cycle. So plasma level of alanine increases in prolonged starvation. 