ACTIVITY AND PATTERNS OF RATS FED A LOW-PROTEIN DIET AND THE EFFECTS OF SUBSEQUENT FOOD DEPRIVATION

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 705-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Beaton ◽  
V. Feleki ◽  
J. A. F. Stevenson

Rats previously fed a low-protein diet (5% casein) survive deprivation of food for a shorter period than do animals fed an adequate diet (20% casein) even though this be fed in isocaloric amounts. The present investigation examined effects of feeding a low-protein diet and of subsequent survival during food deprivation under various conditions: in activity and standard cages, in temperate (23 °C) and cold (5 °C) environments. During feeding, those animals provided with the low-protein diet did not exhibit a total running activity or activity pattern markedly different than those of pair-fed controls. The results revealed that the shorter survival in cold or temperate environment after a low-protein diet is not attributable to differences in (a) total running activity or activity pattern, (b) feeding pattern, or (c) previous caloric intake and weight change. It was also noted that rats in activity cages do not eat or gain as much as rats in standard cages.

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Beaton ◽  
V. Feleki ◽  
J. A. F. Stevenson

This investigation was undertaken to ascertain if daily treatment with insulin, known to increase lipogenesis, fat deposition, and food intake on a normal diet, could overcome or prevent, the hypophagia of rats fed a low-protein (5% casein) diet. Male Wistar rats on 20 or 5% casein diets were injected subcutaneously daily for 25 days with 2 units/100 g body weight of protamine zinc insulin (PZI) or saline. PZI increased the food intake and weight gain on both diets but not linear growth. It increased body fat markedly and protein slightly on the low-protein diet and body fat only on the normal diet. In a second similar experiment, in which treatment was continued for 17 days, PZI caused no change in resting oxygen consumption from that of the controls on either diet but did prevent the increase in running activity that rats on a low-protein diet show. In both experiments, although the insulin-treated rats on low-protein diet ate as many calories as the saline-treated controls on the normal diet, they gained significantly less weight. This paradox remains unexplained.The rebound increase in blood sugar following injection of PZI was relatively much faster in the low-protein animals. This was associated with a more immediate and greater food intake suggesting a "meal-eating" pattern of food intake in these animals which may have also enhanced lipogenesis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Emsley ◽  
T Agius ◽  
D Macabrey ◽  
A Faivre ◽  
S Déglise ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective Lifelong low-protein, high-carbohydrate diets extend lifespan in rodent. Consistently in human, the administration of oral carbohydrate drinks the day before surgery might improve clinical outcome. However, the fundamental questions of what represents a macronutritionally balanced diet, and how this impact surgical stress remain unanswered. Methods Here, we induced dietary protein dilution by giving mice ad libitum access to 50% sucrose water, without any food restriction. Mice were randomized into four regimens: regular diet (17,6 % protein, Ctrl), and a low protein diet (5.6% protein, LP), with or without high sucrose water (50% sucrose) for 7 days. At the end of the preconditioning, calorimetric data, fasting blood glucose, IGF1, glucose tolerance, and finally resistance to renal failure following a bilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion was evaluated. Results We demonstrate that access to carbohydrate drinks promotes dietary protein restriction despite a total caloric intake that was twice higher. This short-term self-restriction in daily protein, independent of caloric intake, improved insulin sensitivity, reduced serum triglyceride, and enhanced mitochondrial respiration as well as energy expenditure. Importantly, a 7-day pre-conditioning protein dilution regimen promotes recovery following kidney ischemia and reperfusion (IRI), a model of surgical stress. This protection from kidney IRI inversely correlated with pre-operative protein intake, but not carbohydrate or fat. The benefit of a low protein, high-carbohydrate regimen was independent of the protein sensing pathway eIF2α/ATF4, NRF2 and hydrogen sulfide, but instead required Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) downregulation. Conclusion These results support further clinical studies of a low protein diet combined with carbohydrate drinks prior to surgery.


Author(s):  
F. G. Zaki

Addition of lithocholic acid (LCA), a naturally occurring bile acid in mammals, to a low protein diet fed to rats induced marked inflammatory reaction in the hepatic cells followed by hydropic degeneration and ductular cell proliferation. These changes were accompanied by dilatation and hyperplasia of the common bile duct and formation of “gallstones”. All these changes were reversible when LCA was withdrawn from the low protein diet except for the hardened gallstones which persisted.Electron microscopic studies revealed marked alterations in the hepatic cells. Early changes included disorganization, fragmentation of the rough endoplasmic reticulum and detachment of its ribosomes. Free ribosomes, either singly or arranged in small clusters were frequently seen in most of the hepatic cells. Vesiculation of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum was often encountered as early as one week after the administration of LCA (Fig. 1).


2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Saverio Mennini ◽  
Simone Russo ◽  
Andrea Marcellusi ◽  
Giuseppe Quintaliani ◽  
Denis Fouque

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 281-282
Author(s):  
Cedrick N Shili ◽  
Mohammad Habibi ◽  
Julia Sutton ◽  
Jessie Barnes ◽  
Jacob Burchkonda ◽  
...  

Abstract Moderately low protein (MLP) diets can help decrease nutrient excretion from the swine production. However, MLP diets negatively impact growth performance. We hypothesized that supplementing MLP diets with phytogenics may reduce the negative effects of these diets on growth. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a phytogenic water additive (PWA; Herbanimal®) on growth performance, blood metabolite and gene expression of amino acids transporters in pigs fed with MLP diets. Forty-eight weaned barrows were allotted to six dietary treatments (n = 8) for 4 weeks: >CON-NS: standard protein diet-no PWA; CON-LS: standard protein diet-low PWA dose (4 ml/L); CON-HS: standard protein diet-high PWA dose (8 ml/L); LP-NS: low protein diet-no PWA; LP-LS: low protein diet-low PWA dose (4 ml/L); LP-HS: low protein diet- high PWA dose (8 ml/L). Feed intake and body weight were recorded daily and weekly, respectively. At week 4, blood and tissue samples were collected and analyzed for metabolites using a chemistry analyzer and amino acid transporters using qPCR, respectively. The data were analyzed by univariate GLM (SPSS®) and the means were separated using paired Student’s t-test corrected by Benjamini-Hochberg. Pigs fed CON-HS improved the average daily gain and serum calcium and phosphorus concentrations compared to CON-NS. Pigs fed LP-LS had higher serum phosphorus and blood urea nitrogen compared to the pigs fed with LP-NS. The mRNA abundance of SLC7A11 in the jejunum was lower in CON-LS and CON-HS compared to CON-NS. Additionally, mRNA abundance of SLC6A19 in the jejunum of pigs fed with LP-LS was higher compared to LP-NS and lower in CON-HS relative to pigs fed with CON-LS. In conclusion, PWA improved the growth performance of pigs fed standard protein diets but not low protein diets. Further, the PWA improved the concentrations of blood calcium and phosphorous in pigs fed MLP diets. Funding: Agrivida and Animal Health and Production and Animal Products: Improved Nutritional Performance, Growth, and Lactation of Animals from the USDA-NIFA.


1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. M. Metwalli ◽  
S. I. Salem ◽  
S. L. Abdel-Razik

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 295-300
Author(s):  
Saori Nakamura ◽  
Takashi Kuda ◽  
Yuko Midorikawa ◽  
Hajime Takahashi ◽  
Bon Kimura

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