Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
| Autor: | Michio Kasai, Akiko Ogawa, Keiichi Kojima, Reiko Nakamura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Nitrogen balance
medicine.medical_specialty Nutrition and Dietetics biology Protein–energy malnutrition business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Clinical Biochemistry Therapeutic effect Serum albumin Albumin Medicine (miscellaneous) medicine.disease protein-energy malnutrition Malnutrition Endocrinology Low-protein diet Internal medicine biology.protein medicine medium-chain triacylglycerol Original Article rat business albumin |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 1880-5086 0912-0009 |
| Popis: | The present study was examined the therapeutic effect of medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Wistar rats were fed low protein diet containing 70 g/kg of long-chain triacylglycerol (LCT) or MCT for 31 days. The serum albumin concentration in rats fed MCT diet (2.88 +/- 0.04 g/dl) were significantly higher compared with those fed LCT diet (2.72 +/- 0.04 g/dl) at day 31. Nitrogen balance was higher in rats fed MCT diet (54.1 +/- 2.3 mg/day) compared with those fed LCT diet (45.4 +/- 2.4 mg/day) during d 10-12. These results suggest that MCT effectively elevates serum albumin concentration and improves nitrogen balance in malnourished rats. |
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