Influence of medium chain triglycerides and vitamin D3 on digestive and metabolic utilization of protein in rats with intestinal resection.
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.
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain.
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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
D001798:Blood Proteins; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002762:Cholecalciferol