scholarly journals Adaptation of urinary nitrogen excretion in infants to changes in protein intake

1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Chan

1. Thirty-six nitrogen-balance measurements were made on children recovering from malnutrition. Two types of diet were used: a high-protein diet providing from 1·25 to 6·0 g protein/kg per day which supported normal growth, and a low-protein diet providing 0·75 g protein/kg per day on which the children were approximately in N balance. Both diets provided 120 kcal/kg per day.2. The size of the labile protein pool was estimated from the N lost on changing from a high- to a low-protein diet. After the change of diet a new equilibrium was reached in about 3 days.3. Labile protein, as defined above, represented about 1·2% of the total body protein on changing from 6·0 to 0·75 g protein/kg per day, and about 0·2% of total body protein on changing from 1·5 to 0·75 g protein/kg per day. The magnitude of the labile protein pool did not appear to be related to the nutritional state of the child.4. It is concluded that the labile protein pool is not a reservoir which can be filled, but that losses of N which occur on reducing the protein intake of an infant reflect a lag in metabolic adjustment.

1978 ◽  
Vol 18 (94) ◽  
pp. 675 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Abu-Serewa

The performance of two groups of pullets reared on either high or low-protein diets was compared under six feeding regimes from 20 to 68 weeks of age. Pullets fed the low-protein (10 per cent) diet from 4 to 20 weeks ate about 20 per cent less food during rearing, were significantly lighter at 20 weeks and were delayed in attaining maturity compared with pullets reared on the high-protein diet. In the period from 20 to 36 weeks of age, pullets reared on the high protein diet laid at a higher rate when fed a laying diet containing 17 per cent protein than with a diet containing 15 per cent protein supplemented with methionine, or 13 per cent protein supplemented with methionine and lysine to the N.R.C. (1971) levels. In contrast, pullets reared on the low-protein diet laid fewer eggs on the 17 per cent protein diet than on the other two diets during the same period. However, no significant rearing x laying interaction was observed in average rate of lay during the whole laying year. The low-protein group laid fewer eggs from 20 to 68 weeks than the other group of birds, but the difference in production was not significant when calculated from maturity. Average rate of lay was not affected by the level of protein in the laying diet, but egg size tended to increase with increasing the level of protein. Increasing the level of protein gradually with the advance in lay had no effect on performance relative to birds fed the 15 or 17 per cent protein diet throughout lay. Restricting the feed intake during lay to 94 per cent of that consumed by full-fed controls, or restricting the time of feeding to four hours daily, reduced egg production by 7 and 6 per cent respectively, regardless of the rearing treatment. Rate of mortality throughout the experiment was not affected by any of the rearing or laying treatments. The results of this experiment indicate that the requirement during lay of pullets reared on a low-protein diet is between 51 and 53 g protein and 900 and 1000 mg of methionine per 4.1 9 MJ (1000 Kcal) ME. This protein concentration should be increased to between 58 and 60 g protein per 4.19 MJ ME if the pullets were reared on conventional diets. Restricting feeding during lay by either of the methods used in this experiment is detrimental to egg production.


1982 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Naismith ◽  
D. P. Richardson ◽  
Ann E. Pritchard

1. The deposition of fat during pregnancy and its subsequent mobilization during lactation was studied in the rat. The utilization of protein during lactation was also investigated.2. Fat accumulation was rapid and continuous from early pregnancy. Approximately one-third was deposited subcutaneously, the remainder being stored in central depots.3. The volume of milk produced during lactation was varied by offering protein at two concentrations from day 2 post partum. Optimum lactation was achieved with a high-protein diet. The dams lost no body protein, but 60% of the total body fat was mobilized, despite a marked increase in food consumption. On a low-protein diet, food intake did not rise during lactation. Some body protein was catabolized and, again, 60% of the fat was mobilized although milk output, as judged by the gain in carcass energy of their pups, was reduced to approximately one-third of optimum.4. Protein was used more efficiently by lactating rats, when compared with virgin controls.5. We conclude that fat stored during pregnancy makes a major contribution to the energy costs of lactation, and that its mobilization is under hormonal rather than dietary control.


1973 ◽  
Vol 45 (s1) ◽  
pp. 99s-102s
Author(s):  
Hideo Ueda

1. High-salt, high-carbohydrate and low-protein diet induces remarkable elevation of blood pressure in spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR). 2. These animals have low serum potassium, low blood urea nitrogen and high blood sugar. 3. Heart weight is increased in proportion to the elevation of blood pressure. 4. Kidney weight of rats receiving the high-salt, high-carbohydrate and low-protein diet was, by contrast, smaller than SHR receiving a normal diet. 5. The kidneys of SHR receiving a high-salt, high-protein diet were twice as heavy as the kidneys of normal rats. 6. Similar dietary modifications in Goldblatt hypertensive rats to those in SHR produced similar changes in blood pressure and heart weight.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 2982-2997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenchen Xu ◽  
Mariya Markova ◽  
Nicole Seebeck ◽  
Anne Loft ◽  
Silke Hornemann ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey M Rebholz ◽  
Zihe Zheng ◽  
Morgan E Grams ◽  
Lawrence J Appel ◽  
Mark J Sarnak ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Background Accurate assessment of dietary intake is essential, but self-report of dietary intake is prone to measurement error and bias. Discovering metabolic consequences of diets with lower compared with higher protein intake could elucidate new, objective biomarkers of protein intake. Objectives The goal of this study was to identify serum metabolites associated with dietary protein intake. Methods Metabolites were measured with the use of untargeted, reverse-phase ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry quantification in serum specimens collected at the 12-mo follow-up visit in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study from 482 participants in study A (glomerular filtration rate: 25–55 mL · min−1 · 1.73 m−2) and 192 participants in study B (glomerular filtration rate: 13–24 mL · min−1 · 1.73 m−2). We used multivariable linear regression to test for differences in log-transformed metabolites (outcome) according to randomly assigned dietary protein intervention groups (exposure). Statistical significance was assessed at the Bonferroni-corrected threshold: 0.05/1193 = 4.2 × 10−5. Results In study A, 130 metabolites (83 known from 28 distinct pathways, including 7 amino acid pathways; 47 unknown) were significantly different between participants randomly assigned to the low-protein diet compared with the moderate-protein diet. In study B, 32 metabolites (22 known from 8 distinct pathways, including 4 amino acid pathways; 10 unknown) were significantly different between participants randomly assigned to the very-low-protein diet compared with the low-protein diet. A total of 11 known metabolites were significantly associated with protein intake in the same direction in both studies A and B: 3-methylhistidine, N-acetyl-3-methylhistidine, xanthurenate, isovalerylcarnitine, creatine, kynurenate, 1-(1-enyl-palmitoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-GPE (P-16:0/20:4), 1-(1-enyl-stearoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-GPE (P-18:0/20:4), 1-(1-enyl-palmitoyl)-2-arachidonoyl-GPC (P-16:0/20:4), sulfate, and γ-glutamylalanine. Conclusions Among patients with chronic kidney disease, an untargeted serum metabolomics platform identified multiple pathways and metabolites associated with dietary protein intake. Further research is necessary to characterize unknown compounds and to examine these metabolites in association with dietary protein intake among individuals without kidney disease. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03202914.


1945 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Madden ◽  
W. A. Clay

Adult dogs were given a proteinless diet plus casein, 80 calories/kilo, 0.4 gm. nitrogen/kilo/day. Sterile controlled inflammation was produced by subcutaneous injection of turpentine. The reaction is characterized by local swelling, induration, and abscess formation, terminated by rupture or incision after 3 to 5 days and by general reactions of malaise, fever, leucocytosis, and increased urinary nitrogen. For 3 to 6 days after turpentine the nitrogen intake was provided in seven experiments by amino acids given parenterally (a solution of the ten essential amino acids (Rose) plus glycine). A normal dog with a normal protein intake showed a negative nitrogen balance after turpentine—urinary nitrogen doubled even as in inflammation during fasting. A protein-depleted dog (low protein reserves produced by very low protein intake) given a normal protein intake after turpentine maintained nitrogen balance—urinary nitrogen rose only slightly. With a high (doubled) protein intake the depleted dog showed strongly positive balance. Normal dogs with high (doubled) protein intakes react to turpentine with doubled urinary nitrogen outputs on individual days and therefore are maintained in approximate nitrogen balance and weight balance. This end may be achieved equally well or better by oral feeding, when such is possible and absorption unimpaired. The increased nitrogen excretion after injury is again shown directly related to the state of body protein reserves. Increased catabolism not inhibition of anabolism best explains the excess urinary nitrogen. Protection during injury of valuable protein reserves appears possible through an adequate intake of protein nitrogen.


2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eveline A Martens ◽  
Sze-Yen Tan ◽  
Richard D Mattes ◽  
Margriet S Westerterp-Plantenga

2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (6) ◽  
pp. E1015-E1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Chalvon-Demersay ◽  
Joanna Moro ◽  
Patrick C. Even ◽  
Catherine Chaumontet ◽  
Daniel Tomé ◽  
...  

General control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) is a kinase that detects amino acid deficiency and is involved in the control of protein synthesis and energy metabolism. However, the role of hepatic GCN2 in the metabolic adaptations in response to the modulation of dietary protein has been seldom studied. Wild-type (WT) and liver GCN2-deficient (KO) mice were fed either a normo-protein diet, a low-protein diet, or a high-protein diet for 3 wk. During this period, body weight, food intake, and metabolic parameters were followed. In mice fed normo- and high-protein diets, GCN2 pathway in the liver is not activated in WT mice, leading to a similar metabolic profile with the one of KO mice. On the contrary, a low-protein diet activates GCN2 in WT mice, inducing FGF21 secretion. In turn, FGF21 maintains a high level of lipid oxidation, leading to a different postprandial oxidation profile compared with KO mice. Hepatic GCN2 controls FGF21 secretion under a low-protein diet and modulates a whole body postprandial oxidation profile.


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