title: Influence of medium chain triglycerides and vitamin D3 on digestive and metabolic utilization of protein in rats with intestinal resection.
abstract: The effects of different types of diet and resecting 50% of the distal small intestine on the digestive and metabolic utilization of protein were studied in resected rats and sham-operated controls. Nutritional parameters were analyzed at 1 and 3 months postsurgery. Intestinal resection led to a deterioration in digestive utilization of protein, which improved with time (3 months postsurgery). A qualitative change in the dietary fat source from 100% olive oil to equal parts of medium chain triglycerides, sunflower seed oil and olive oil and this same diet supplemented with vitamin D3 favoured digestive utilization of protein as recorded 1 month after surgery. However, the beneficial effects were maintained at 3 months only in resected rats given dietary fat in the form of 100% olive oil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Aliaga
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrionuevo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lisbona
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002762:Cholecalciferol