Effects of medium chain triglycerides on hepatic fatty acid oxidation in clofibrate-fed newborn piglets

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To investigate whether increasing tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle activity and ketogenic capacity would augment fatty acid (FA) oxidation induced by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) agonist clofibrate, suckling newborn piglets (n = 54) were assigned to 8 groups following a 2 ( ± clofibrate) × 4 (glycerol succinate [SUC], triglycerides of 2-methylpentanoic acid [T2M], valeric acid [TC5] and hexanoic acid [TC6]) factorial design. Each group was fed an isocaloric milk formula containing either 0% or 0.35% clofibrate (wt/wt, dry matter basis) with 5% SUC, T2M, TC5 or TC6 for 5 d. Another 6 pigs served as newborn controls. Fatty acid oxidation was examined in fresh homogenates of liver collected on d 6 using [1-14C] palmitic acid (1 mM) as a substrate (0.265 μCi/μmol). Measurements were performed in the absence or presence of L-carnitine (1 mM) or inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (L659699, 1.6 μM) or acetoacetate-CoA deacylase (iodoacetamide, 50 μM). Without clofibrate stimulation, 14C accumulation in CO2 was higher from piglets fed diets containing T2M and TC5 than SUC, but similar to those fed TC6. Under clofibrate stimulation, accumulation also was higher in homogenates from piglets fed TC5 than all other dietary treatments. Interactions between clofibrate and carnitine or the inhibitors were observed (P = 0.0004) for acid soluble products (ASP). In vitro addition of carnitine increased 14C-ASP (P < 0.0001) above all other treatments, regardless of clofibrate treatment. The percentage of 14C in CO2 was higher (P = 0.0023) in TC5 than in the control group. From these results we suggest that dietary supplementation of anaplerotic and ketogenic FA could impact FA oxidation and modify the metabolism of acetyl-CoA (product of β-oxidation) via alteration of TCA cycle activity, but the modification has no significant impact on the hepatic FA oxidative capacity induced by PPARα. In addition, the availability of carnitine is a critical element to maintain FA oxidation during the neonatal period.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) - 12(2023) vom: 26. März, Seite 334-344

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Jinan [VerfasserIn]
Pike, Brandon [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Zhihua [VerfasserIn]
Odle, Jack [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xi [VerfasserIn]

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Clofibrate
Hepatic fatty acid oxidation
Journal Article
Medium chain triglyceride (MCT)
Newborn piglets
PPARα

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Date Revised 04.02.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.aninu.2022.12.001

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NLM35243970X