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Small intestinal mass of the rat is partially determined by indirect effects of intraluminal nutrition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  821808     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although intraluminal nutrition presumably maintains small intestinal mass by direct contact with the epithelial cells, hormonal or neurovascular elicited by feeding may play an indirect role. In order to test for the presence of indirect factors, Thiry- Vella fistulae were created from the proximal small intestine of two groups of rats. The bypassed gut of a group of rats receiving an elemental diet intravenously was compared to a second group receiving the same diet by intragastric infusion. After 1 week, there was significantly greater (P less than 0.01) gut weight, mucosal weight, DNA content, and protein content of both the gut in continuity and tje bypassed gut of intragastric infused rats. Total sucrase activity was also greater (P less than 0.01) in intragastric fed rats, and this was due to both a greater protein content and specific activity (P is less than 0.05) of the gut in continuity and to the greater protein content of the bypassed gut. Serum gastrin levels were similar (P less than 0.05) in both groups, suggesting that gastrin may not play a role in initiating the differences reported. This study suggests that intraluminal nutrition maintains the small intestinal epithelial population in part, indirectly, by unidentified hormonal or neurovascular stimuli.
Authors:
L D Dworkin; G M Levine; N J Farber; M H Spector
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastroenterology     Volume:  71     ISSN:  0016-5085     ISO Abbreviation:  Gastroenterology     Publication Date:  1976 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-11-01     Completed Date:  1976-11-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374630     Medline TA:  Gastroenterology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  626-30     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Intestinal Fistula / physiopathology
Intestine, Small / enzymology,  physiology*
Male
Parenteral Nutrition*
Rats
Sucrase / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.2.1.48/Sucrase

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