Large molecule protein feeding during the suckling period is required for the development of pancreatic digestive functions in rats
| Autor: | Etsumori Harada, Satomi Koyama, Toshi Kinouchi, Takaji Yajima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Protein Hydrolysates Proteolysis medicine.medical_treatment Breast milk Hydrolysate Rats Sprague-Dawley Pancreatic Juice Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Animals Insulin Amylase Pancreas Cholecystokinin medicine.diagnostic_test biology Animals Suckling Rats medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology Models Animal biology.protein Female Digestive functions Dietary Proteins |
| Zdroj: | American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. 303(12) |
| ISSN: | 1522-1490 |
| Popis: | We examined if large molecule protein feeding during the suckling period is prerequisite for the proper development of pancreatic digestive functions. Most amino acids in breast milk exist as the constituent of large proteins and not as oligopeptides or free amino acids. Accumulating evidence indicates the nutritional importance of large protein feeding for suckling infants; however, evidence on the physiological significance remains small. We thus artificially reared rat pups on a standard rat formula with milk protein or a formula with milk protein hydrolysate from 7 to 21 days of age, and thereafter, fed a standard solid diet until 42 days of age. Pancreas weight and the stock of pancreatic digestive enzymes in the hydrolysate-fed rats were significantly lower than those in the protein-fed rats during and also after the suckling period. Plasma insulin, a stimulator of amylase synthesis, was also significantly low in the hydrolysate-fed rats compared with the protein-fed rats. At 28 days of age, we evaluated the pancreatic secretory ability in response to dietary protein and cholecystokinin (CCK) by means of pancreatic duct cannulation. Pancreatic secretion stimulated by dietary protein in the hydrolysate-fed rats was significantly weaker than that in the protein-fed rats. No significant difference was observed in the increasing rate of pancreatic enzyme secretion in response to CCK between the two groups. These results suggest that the presence of large proteins in breast milk is significant for the development of pancreatic digestive functions and the outcomes could remain even later on in life. |
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