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Reversal of altered intestinal mucosal immunity in rats fed elemental diet by supplementation of oleic acid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8889958     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have previously demonstrated that elemental diet (ED) induces decreased lymphocyte transport in intestinal lymph and significant changes in T cell subsets and the number of IgA-containing cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues of rats. In order to examine whether the low fat content contributes to the induction of immunological changes in gut-associated lymphoid tissues, the effects of additional fatty acid in the ED were investigated. Rats were divided into four groups: elemental diet alone, elemental diet supplemented with 5% oleic acid (OA), elemental diet with 10% OA and conventional diet as a control. These diets were given at the same daily calorie intake for 4 weeks. The flow rate of intestinal lymph showed no significant difference between the four groups. However, lymphocyte flux as well as the percentage of CD3+ and CD4+ cells were significantly greater in the control and the 10% OA groups than in the ED and 5% OA groups. Intestinal lymph showed decreased concentrations of IgG and IgA in the ED group, whereas the addition of 10% OA significantly attenuated the decrease in these levels. In mesenteric lymph nodes, the CD4+/CD8+ ratio was significantly decreased in the ED group, but 10% OA reversed this change. Immunohistochemical analysis of the ileal mucosa showed that in the ED group the population of CD4+ cells was decreased, while the number of CD8+ cells was increased. Supplementation of OA to ED produced similar stepwise attenuation of the changes in lymphocyte subpopulations in the lamina propria, while the 10% OA group reached levels that were not statistically different from controls. In the elemental diet group, there was a significant decrease in immunoglobulin-containing cells of the IgA class in the lamina propria of the intestine. Similarly, the addition of OA induced dose-dependent recovery in the number of IgA-containing cells. These results suggest that a low dietary concentration of fat may be closely related to changes in lymphocyte transport in intestinal lymph and mucosal immunity of intestinal mucosa induced by the feeding of a long-term ED.
Authors:
H Serizawa; S Miura; H Imaeda; S Tanaka; H Kimura; Y Tsuzuki; H Jing-Yang; K Toda; Y Hamada; M Tsuchiya; H Ishii
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology     Volume:  11     ISSN:  0815-9319     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.     Publication Date:  1996 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-27     Completed Date:  1997-01-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8607909     Medline TA:  J Gastroenterol Hepatol     Country:  AUSTRALIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  811-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Fatty Acids / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Food, Formulated*
Ileum / drug effects,  immunology
Immunity, Mucosal* / drug effects
Immunoglobulin A / immunology
Lymphoid Tissue / drug effects,  immunology*
Male
Oleic Acid / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids; 0/Immunoglobulin A; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid

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