Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats

The present study was examined the therapeutic effect of medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Wistar rats were fed low protein diet containing 70 g/kg of long-chain triacylglycerol (LCT) or MCT for 31 days. The serum albumin concentration in rats fed MCT diet (2.8...

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Autores principales: Kojima, Keiichi, Ogawa, Akiko, Nakamura, Reiko, Kasai, Michio
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: the Society for Free Radical Research Japan 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18231629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3164/jcbn.2008007
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author Kojima, Keiichi
Ogawa, Akiko
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Kasai, Michio
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description The present study was examined the therapeutic effect of medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Wistar rats were fed low protein diet containing 70 g/kg of long-chain triacylglycerol (LCT) or MCT for 31 days. The serum albumin concentration in rats fed MCT diet (2.88 ± 0.04 g/dl) were significantly higher compared with those fed LCT diet (2.72 ± 0.04 g/dl) at day 31. Nitrogen balance was higher in rats fed MCT diet (54.1 ± 2.3 mg/day) compared with those fed LCT diet (45.4 ± 2.4 mg/day) during d 10–12. These results suggest that MCT effectively elevates serum albumin concentration and improves nitrogen balance in malnourished rats.
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spelling pubmed-22123462008-01-29 Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats Kojima, Keiichi Ogawa, Akiko Nakamura, Reiko Kasai, Michio J Clin Biochem Nutr Original Article The present study was examined the therapeutic effect of medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Wistar rats were fed low protein diet containing 70 g/kg of long-chain triacylglycerol (LCT) or MCT for 31 days. The serum albumin concentration in rats fed MCT diet (2.88 ± 0.04 g/dl) were significantly higher compared with those fed LCT diet (2.72 ± 0.04 g/dl) at day 31. Nitrogen balance was higher in rats fed MCT diet (54.1 ± 2.3 mg/day) compared with those fed LCT diet (45.4 ± 2.4 mg/day) during d 10–12. These results suggest that MCT effectively elevates serum albumin concentration and improves nitrogen balance in malnourished rats. the Society for Free Radical Research Japan 2008-01 2007-12-28 /pmc/articles/PMC2212346/ /pubmed/18231629 http://dx.doi.org/10.3164/jcbn.2008007 Text en Copyright © 2008 JCBN This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kojima, Keiichi
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Kasai, Michio
Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title_full Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title_fullStr Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title_short Effect of Dietary Medium-Chain Triacylglycerol on Serum Albumin and Nitrogen Balance in Malnourished Rats
title_sort effect of dietary medium-chain triacylglycerol on serum albumin and nitrogen balance in malnourished rats
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18231629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3164/jcbn.2008007
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