Dietary Oligosaccharides Increase Colonic Weight and the Amount but Not Concentration of Bacterially Synthesized Folate in the Colon of Piglets  

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Aufreiter, Susanne ; Kim, Jae H. ; O’Connor, Deborah L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: JN: The Journal of Nutrition vol. 141 no. 03 (Mar. 2011), page 366-372.
Topik: Dietary

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: J42.K.2011.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Recently, we demonstrated that the large pool of folate present in the colon of humans can be absorbed. Here, we investigated whether the net amount of folate synthesized by bacteria in the colon of piglets can be modified by feeding prebiotics to alter their microbial milieu. Male piglets (age 5 d, n = 12) were randomized to a milk-based formula containing either 5 g/L inulin + 5 g/L galactooligosaccharides (IN-GOS) or 5 g/L maltodextrin (control). Body weight did not differ between groups during the 28-d feeding intervention. However, the mean weight of colonic tissue (38%) and their contents (238%) was higher in the IN-GOS than in the control group (P = 0.004, P = 0.0001, respectively). Total bacterial load in the colon of piglets fed IN-GOS was 531% greater and the total amount of folate found in the colon contents was 53% greater than that of controls (P = 0.002, P = 0.02, respectively). Indices of blood folate status (plasma and RBC folate and plasma homocysteine) and folate concentrations in liver and kidneys were unaffected. Both groups exhibited low RBC folate (56 ± 23 nmol/L) and elevated homocysteine (24 ± 7 µmol/L) concentrations, evidence of deficiency if present in humans. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with 5 g of inulin + 5 g of galactooligosaccharides increased the weight, bacterial load, and total folate content in the piglet colon; however, these changes were insufficient to modify indices of whole body folate status. Future studies investigating the impact of feeding prebiotics on localized folate status at the level of the colonocyte are warranted.

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