A single food bolus stimulates albumin synthesis in growing piglets

Autor: J.A.N. Meesterburrie, H.A.M. Voorbij, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, K. de Meer, A. Okken, H. C. Smolders, W. Kulik, M.G.M. de Sain-van der Velden
Přispěvatelé: Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG, Life Course Epidemiology (LCE)
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Zdroj: University of Groningen
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 31(3), 251-257. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISSN: 0277-2116
Popis: Background: A stable isotope tracer method to quantify the synthesis of proteins of hepatic origin in response to feeding is described. The response of albumin synthesis on one mixed meal in a piglet model was investigated and the intragastric and intravenous administration modes of C-13-valine were compared. Methods: The fasting and postprandial fractional synthesis rates (FSRs) of albumin in 15 piglets were measured while infusion rates of C-13-valine were changed in anticipation of the increased appearance of the tracee after a single liquid food bolus (30 mL/kg infant formula). C-13-valine enrichments in albumin hydrolysates at regular time intervals were determined with gas chromatography-combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Results: The intravenous mode (n = 8) showed constant plasma alpha-ketoisovalerate tracer-to-tracee ratios (coefficient of variation range: 1-8%), and a 27% increase in albumin FSR after the food bolus (mean FSR +/- standard error [SE]: fasting 14.4% +/- 1.6% vs. postprandial 18.3% +/- 2.2% per day; P
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