Document Detail


Can a super oral rehydration solution stimulate intestinal repair in acute viral enteritis?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9019010     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study was designed to screen several treatments for their effects on mucosal repair in an established model of piglet rotavirus enteritis. Six ingredients selected to facilitate repair were added to the oral rehydration solution (ORS) and subsequently to the diet: L-glutamine (GLN); rice solids; a soluble fiber (carboxymethylcellulose); nucleotides; polyamines; and fructooligo-saccharides. Rotavirus infection consistently induced a watery diarrhoea lasting 5 to 10 days and produced a jejunal mucosal lesion which was maximal at 3 days, post-inoculation (manifested by a reduction of villus surface area to 30% to 50% of normal). By 7 to 10 day post-inoculation, the villus surface area returned to 50% to 80% of normal. None of the supplemental ingredients added to the ORS had a significant effect in either shortening the clinical illness or in stimulating recovery of the affected mucosa. It is concluded that several types of "Super ORS" are ineffective in enhancing repair in viral enteritis in neonatal colostrum-deprived piglets. These results do not rule out beneficial effects of the additives tested in subjects with more extensive intestinal damage, in those who receive breast milk, or in those with bacterial enteritis.
Authors:
J M Rhoads; G G Gomez; W Chen; R Goforth; R A Argenzio; M J Neylan
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0253-8768     ISO Abbreviation:  J Diarrhoeal Dis Res     Publication Date:  1996 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-03-14     Completed Date:  1997-03-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8402695     Medline TA:  J Diarrhoeal Dis Res     Country:  BANGLADESH    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  175-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Diarrhea / pathology,  therapy,  virology
Disease Models, Animal
Enteritis / pathology,  therapy*,  virology
Fluid Therapy
Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects*,  pathology
Rehydration Solutions / therapeutic use*
Rotavirus Infections / pathology,  therapy*
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Rehydration Solutions

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Athletic mouth guards prevent orofacial injuries.
Next Document:  Epidemiology and transmission of V. cholerae O1 and V. cholerae O139 infections in Delhi in 1993.