TY - JOUR
T1 - Glutamine or Fiber Supplementation of a Defined Formula Diet
T2 - Impact on Bacterial Translocation, Tissue Composition, and Response to Endotoxin
AU - Barber, A. E.
AU - Jones, W. G.
AU - Minei, J. P.
AU - Fahey, T. J.
AU - Moldawer, L. L.
AU - Rayburn, J. L.
AU - Fischer, E.
AU - Keogh, C. V.
AU - Shires, G. T.
AU - Lowry, S. F.
PY - 1990/7
Y1 - 1990/7
N2 - Despite provision of adequate calories, defined formula diets in rats lead to bacterial translocation (BT), fatty infiltration of the liver, and an increased susceptibility to endotoxin. These deleterious effects may be due in part to a loss of intestinal barrier integrity resulting from bowel atrophy. Defined formula diets lack both glutamine and fiber, substances which may help maintain intestinal mass. To determine whether supplementation of defined formula diets with either glutamine or fiber might prevent bowel atrophy and, thus, BT, hepatic steatosis, and the altered response to endotoxin, Wistar rats were fed (1) defined formula diet ad libitum (DFD), (2) (DFD + 2% (w/v) glutamine, (GLUT), or (3) DFD + 2% (w/ v) psyllium (FIBER). Rats given standard food isocalorically pair-fed to DFD were used as controls. Nutritional status was assessed by daily weight gain, as well as the ability to maintain serum albumin, hematocrit and white blood counts. After 2 weeks of these feeding regimens, animals were sacrificed, and organ weights and composition were determined, with rates of bacterial translocation determined bv mesenteric lymph node. abdominal viscera, and cecal cultures. Additional animals receiving the same experimental diets were subsequently challenged with endotoxin and observed for mortality with rates of post-endotoxin BT and the responses of acute phase proteins and cytokines measured. All dietary regimens resulted in equivalent weight gain and other nutritional parameters. Both glutamine and fiber supplementation maintained small bowel mass, but only GLUT preserved normal jejunal mucosal architecture. Neither fiber nor glutamine supplementation prevented cecal bacterial overgrowth or BT, resulting from the DFD. Mortality after endotoxin challenge was similar in all three groups receiving DFD regardless of supplementation, although GLUT was associated with a significantly (p < 0.01 vs DFD) lower incidence of bacteremia. Supplementation with glutamine or fiber did not result in differences in circulating acute phase protein or cytokine responses to endotoxin. Thus, although both glutamine and fiber supplementation of DFD prevent loss of bowel mass, neither substance resulted in effective protection against spontaneous BT, or endotoxin-induced translocation or mortality.
AB - Despite provision of adequate calories, defined formula diets in rats lead to bacterial translocation (BT), fatty infiltration of the liver, and an increased susceptibility to endotoxin. These deleterious effects may be due in part to a loss of intestinal barrier integrity resulting from bowel atrophy. Defined formula diets lack both glutamine and fiber, substances which may help maintain intestinal mass. To determine whether supplementation of defined formula diets with either glutamine or fiber might prevent bowel atrophy and, thus, BT, hepatic steatosis, and the altered response to endotoxin, Wistar rats were fed (1) defined formula diet ad libitum (DFD), (2) (DFD + 2% (w/v) glutamine, (GLUT), or (3) DFD + 2% (w/ v) psyllium (FIBER). Rats given standard food isocalorically pair-fed to DFD were used as controls. Nutritional status was assessed by daily weight gain, as well as the ability to maintain serum albumin, hematocrit and white blood counts. After 2 weeks of these feeding regimens, animals were sacrificed, and organ weights and composition were determined, with rates of bacterial translocation determined bv mesenteric lymph node. abdominal viscera, and cecal cultures. Additional animals receiving the same experimental diets were subsequently challenged with endotoxin and observed for mortality with rates of post-endotoxin BT and the responses of acute phase proteins and cytokines measured. All dietary regimens resulted in equivalent weight gain and other nutritional parameters. Both glutamine and fiber supplementation maintained small bowel mass, but only GLUT preserved normal jejunal mucosal architecture. Neither fiber nor glutamine supplementation prevented cecal bacterial overgrowth or BT, resulting from the DFD. Mortality after endotoxin challenge was similar in all three groups receiving DFD regardless of supplementation, although GLUT was associated with a significantly (p < 0.01 vs DFD) lower incidence of bacteremia. Supplementation with glutamine or fiber did not result in differences in circulating acute phase protein or cytokine responses to endotoxin. Thus, although both glutamine and fiber supplementation of DFD prevent loss of bowel mass, neither substance resulted in effective protection against spontaneous BT, or endotoxin-induced translocation or mortality.
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U2 - 10.1177/0148607190014004335
DO - 10.1177/0148607190014004335
M3 - Article
C2 - 2169535
AN - SCOPUS:0025453101
SN - 0148-6071
VL - 14
SP - 335
EP - 343
JO - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
JF - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
IS - 4
ER -