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Adaptation of cholesterol absorption after proximal resection of porcine small intestine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8864961     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cholesterol absorption occurs primarily in the upper small intestine. Our aim was to assess absorption of cholesterol during ileal adaptation after proximal small intestinal resection. In vivo absorption and elimination of cholesterol, plasma cholesterol, cholesterol precursors, and plant sterols were related to intestinal morphology and transit 4 (n = 5), 8 (n = 5), and 14 (n = 5) weeks after a 75% proximal resection of porcine small intestine, and compared to preoperative (n = 5) and transected (n = 5) control animals. Fractional cholesterol absorption, the daily amount of cholesterol absorbed, plasma cholesterol, and plant sterol to cholesterol proportions were significantly (P < 0.05 or less) decreased, whereas fecal loss of cholesterol as neutral steroids, less so as bile acids, plasma cholesterol precursor proportions, and ileal mass and villus height were significantly increased (P < 0.05 or less) after 8 weeks of the resection. Cholesterol absorption efficiency, decreased by the resection, was gradually increased from 5.4 +/- 2.2 to 26.9 +/- 3.9% during the 14 postoperative weeks (P < 0.0001) simultaneously with a 46% increase in villus height compared with transection (P < 0.0001), but absorption remained still below control levels (80.4 +/- 2.5%, P < 0.0001). In resected and control animals, villus height correlated positively with cholesterol absorption efficiency (r = 0.85, P < 0.0001; r = 0.76, P = 0.01) and plasma plant sterol proportions (r = 0.94-0.95, P < 0.0001; r = 0.78-0.85, P < 0.008), respectively. In conclusion, after massive proximal small bowel resection, adaptation of intestinal cholesterol absorption efficiency occurs in the distal ileum closely parlleling villus hypertrophy.
Authors:
M Pakarinen; T A Miettinen; J Lauronen; P Kuusanmäki; P Raivio; T Kivistö; J Halttunen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  1996 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-23     Completed Date:  1997-01-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1766-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Bile Acids and Salts / chemistry
Body Weight
Cholesterol / analysis,  metabolism*
Cholesterol, Dietary / analysis,  metabolism
Cohort Studies
Female
Ileum / metabolism*,  surgery
Intestinal Absorption / physiology*
Intestine, Small / anatomy & histology,  metabolism*,  surgery
Jejunum / surgery
Random Allocation
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bile Acids and Salts; 0/Cholesterol, Dietary; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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