Diarrhea induced by insufficient fat absorption in weaned piglets:Causes and nutrition regulation

Fat is one of the three macronutrients and a significant energy source for piglets.It plays a positive role in maintaining intestinal health and improving production performance.During the weaning period,physiological,stress and diet-related factors influence the absorption of fat in piglets,leading to damage to the intestinal barrier,diarrhea and even death.Signaling pathways,such as fatty acid translocase(CD36),pregnane X receptor(PXR),and AMP-dependent protein kinase(AMPK),are responsible for regulating intestinal fat uptake and maintaining intestinal barrier function.Therefore,this review mainly elaborates on the reasons for diarrhea induced by insufficient fat absorption and related signaling pathways in weaned-piglets,with an emphasis on the intestinal fat absorption disorder.Moreover,we focus on introducing nutritional strategies that can promote intestinal fat absorption in piglets with insufficient fat absorption-related diarrhea,such as lipase,amino acids,and probiotics.

Effect of Enteral Nutrition Formula on Fat Absorption and Serum Free Fatty Acid Profiles in Rat with Short-Bowel Syndrome

The effects of enteral nutrition containing long chain triglycerides （LCT） and medium chain triglycerides （MCT） or L-arginine （Arg） on fat absorbability, serum free fatty acid profiles and intestinal morphology in rats with short-bowel syndrome （SBS） were studied using gas chromatography. Twenty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups： sham operation fed with LCT as control; 85% small bowel resection fed with LCT, MCT/LCT, and Arg/LCT, respectively. SBS rats showed a decrease of fat absorptivity. Enteral nutrition supplemented with MCT could increase fat absorptivity. L-Arginine enhanced enteral nutrition was associated with the elevation of fat absorptivity, possibly due to its enterotrophic effect on remnant small bowel mucosa. LCT group showed a significant deficiency of total free fatty acid and the decreased essential fatty acid content, which was improved in other two SBS groups.

Effect of rhVEGF gene transfection on survival of grafts after autologous free granular fat transplantation in rats

Objective： To investigate the effect of recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor （rhVEGF） on autologous free granular fat grafts in rats. Methods： Forty-eight Sprague Dawley （ SD ） rats, weighing 190-280 g and regardless sex, were randomly divided into three groups, sixteen in each. After fat transplantation, the rats were treated with plasmid DNA encoding rhVEGF protein （the experimental group ）, plasmid DNA （ the negative group） and normal saline （ the blank control group ）, respectively. At 3, 7, 15 and 30 days after transplantation, the rats were killed and the grafts were weighed, respectively. Histopathological changes were evaluated. Microvessel density and the expression of VEGF were examined by immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting. Results： The weights of the negative and blank control groups were significantly reduced on the 7th, 15th and 30th days compared with those of the experimental group. The expression of VEGF and the microvessel density in the experimental group were significantly higher than the other two groups during the latter periods. Conclusion： The plasmid encoding VEGF can induce expression of VEGF and angiogenesis in fat grafts and reduce the absorption of free fat grafts.

Nanomedicine for obesity treatment

Obesity, as a chronic condition, has been a serious public health issue over the last decades both in the affluent Western world and developing countries. As reported, the risk of several serious diseases increases with weight gain, including type 2 diabetes,coronary heart disease, cancer, and respiratory diseases. In addition to lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy has become an important strategy to control weight gain. However, most of the anti-obesity drugs often show poor outcome for weight-loss and cause severe adverse effects. This review surveys recent advances in nanomedicine as an emerging strategy for obesity treatment with an emphasis on the enhanced therapeutic efficiency and minimized side effects. The insights for future development are also discussed.

MoS_(2)nanosheets and bulk materials altered lipid profiles in 3D Caco-2 spheroids

MoS_(2)nanosheets(NSs)are novel 2D nanomaterials(NMs)with potential uses in many areas,and therefore oral exposure route to MoS_(2)NSs is plausible.Currently,MoS_(2)NSs are considered as biocompatible NMs,but there is lacking of systemic investigations to study the interactions of MoS_(2)NSs with intestinal cells.In this study,we exposed the 3D Caco-2 spheroids to MoS_(2)NSs or MoS_(2)powders(denoted as MoS_(2)-bulk),and investigated the potential adverse effects of MoS_(2)-materials based on transcriptomics and lipidomics analysis.As expected,both MoS_(2)NSs and MoS_(2)-bulk were dose-dependently internalized into 3D Caco-2 spheroids but did not induce cytotoxicity,membrane disruption or decrease of thiols.However,the Gene Ontology(GO)and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genomes(KEGG)analysis indicated that nutrient absorption and metabolism was decreased.One of the most significantly decreased KEGG pathways is fat digestion and absorption(map04975),and Western blotting analysis further showed that fatty acid binding protein 1 and apolipoprotein A1,key proteins involved in fat digestion and absorption,were down-regulated by MoS_(2)NSs or MoS_(2)-bulk.In addition,BODIPY 493/503 staining suggested that exposure to MoS_(2)NSs and MoS_(2)-bulk decreased lipid levels in the spheroids.However,lipidomics data indicated that MoS_(2)materials only decreased 8 lipid classes,including lysophosphatidylcholine,lysodimethylphosphatidylethanolamine,N-acylethanolamine,ceramide phosphoethanolamines,gangliosides,lysosphingomyelin and sulfatide,whereas most of the lipid classes were indeed increased.In addition,MoS_(2)NSs was more potent to decrease the lipid classes compared with MoS_(2)-bulk.Combined,the results from this study showed that MoS_(2)NSs and bulk materials were non-cytotoxic but altered lipid profiles in 3D Caco-2 spheroids.