title: Intestinal absorption of arachidonic acid in experimental azotemia.
abstract: The effect of renal failure (RF) on intestinal absorption of dietary fatty acids is not known. We studied the intestinal absorption of arachidonic acid (AA) in rats with experimental short-term (2 weeks post-subtotal nephrectomy) and long-term (5-6 weeks post-subtotal nephrectomy) RF. The results were compared with those obtained in sham-operated animals on liberal food intake (NL) and in those pair-fed (PF) with the respective RF groups. In vivo perfusion and in vitro incubation experiments were performed at a wide range of AA concentrations. The rates of AA transport determined both in vivo and in vitro were significantly lower in the short-term RF group than those found in the NL controls and the PF animals who showed comparable values. In contrast animals with long-term RF exhibited an increased rate of AA transport as compared with the respective controls. The observed changes in the transport rates appeared to parallel directional changes in mucosal mass which was reduced in animals with short-term RF and restored in those with long-term RF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Pahl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbari
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Vaziri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oveisi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D001835:Body Weight; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009929:Organ Size; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014511:Uremia / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003404:Creatinine