Abstract
Pancreatic lipase (PL) and its related protein 1 (PLRP1) are regulated by the amount of dietary fat through an apparent transcriptional mechanism. Regulation of PL and PLRP1 by type of fat (chain length and degree of saturation) is less well understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether medium-chain triglycerides regulate PL and PLRP1. For 7 d, weanling (21-d-old) Sprague Dawley male rats were fed diets low (11% of energy), moderate (40% of energy), or high (67% of energy) in trioctanoate/tridecanoate (MCT) or safflower (low fat only) oils. Food consumption decreased as dietary MCT increased, and the consumption of MCT diets was lower than that of the low-safflower (control) diet. Final body weight was similar among rats fed the low- or moderate-MCT or control diets, but was significantly reduced (17%) in those fed the high-MCT diets. PL activity was significantly elevated 53–60% (p < 0.002) in rats fed low and moderate MCT diets, respectively, compared with that of rats fed high-MCT or control diets. PL and PLRP1 mRNA levels were not significantly different among diets, suggesting that chain length regulates PL and PLRP1 translationally or posttranslationally. The β-hydroxybutyrate plasma concentration was significantly (p < 0.02) higher (85%) in rats consuming low-MCT diet compared with those of rats fed the control diet. MCT at low levels, but not high levels, increase PL activity without changing its mRNA levels.
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Abbreviations
- MCT:
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medium-chain triglycerides
- PL:
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pancreatic lipase
- PLRP1:
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pancreatic lipase related protein 1
- PLRP2:
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pancreatic lipase related protein 2
- LCT:
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long-chain triglycerides
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Supported by Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station 97–72 grants “Developmental and Dietary Regulation of Pancreatic Lipase.” Trioctanoate/tridecanoate (Neobee 1053) was a gift of the Stepan Company, Maywood, NJ, U.S.A.
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Birk, R., Brannon, P. Regulation of Pancreatic Lipase by Dietary Medium Chain Triglycerides in the Weanling Rat. Pediatr Res 55, 921–926 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1203/01.PDR.0000127430.04127.4F
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