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Liquid enteral diets induce bacterial translocation by increasing cecal flora without changing intestinal motility.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11284471     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of intestinal motility and cecal bacterial overgrowth to liquid diet-induced bacterial translocation (BT). Three different commercially available liquid diets were offered to mice for 1 week. BT to the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), spleen, and liver were examined as well as cecal bacterial counts and populations, small bowel length and weight, and histopathologic changes in the ileal and jejunal mucosa. In addition, the effect of the various diets on intestinal motility was measured by the transit index of a charcoal mixture introduced into the stomach. The incidence of BT to the mesenteric lymph nodes was significantly and similarly increased (p < .05) in mice fed Vivonex (30%), Ensure (30%), and Osmolite (33%) compared with chow-fed controls (0%). Compared with chow-fed controls, all three liquid diets were associated with the development of cecal bacterial overgrowth (p < .01). There were no significant changes in the transit index for the three liquid diet groups compared with the chow-fed controls. BT to the MLN was induced by all three liquid diets tested, casting some doubts as to their role in preventing BT in clinical use. BT was associated with a statistically significant increase in cecal bacterial count but was not associated with gut motility changes in this model. In fact, no significant changes in intestinal motility were noted in all groups tested.
Authors:
Y Haskel; R Udassin; H R Freund; J M Zhang; M Hanani
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0148-6071     ISO Abbreviation:  JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr     Publication Date:    2001 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-03     Completed Date:  2001-06-14     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7804134     Medline TA:  JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  60-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. yuvalhaskel@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Bacterial Translocation*
Cecum / microbiology*
Enteral Nutrition* / adverse effects
Gastrointestinal Motility
Gastrointestinal Transit
Liver / microbiology
Lymph Nodes / microbiology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Random Allocation
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Spleen / microbiology
Time Factors

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