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Hepatic Lipid metabolism in Neonatal Pigs
… cells which has led to their incorporation into neonatal formulas as an alternative source of energy. While abundant literature is available on proposed beneficial effects of MCFA at low levels of incorporation, little is known about utilization of MCFAs in formulas and the effects on growth and …
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Adrenergic regulation of splenic functions in neonatal pigs
… hemodynamic function and oxygen metabolism in neonatal pigs (NP). Seventeen piglets, 28-45 days of age, were anesthetized with pentobarbitol (30 mg/kg, i.p.) and prepared for measurement of splenic venous outflow. Simultaneous arterial and venous blood samples were analyzed for O₂ content and …
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Glucose Metabolism in Low Birth Weight Neonatal Pigs
The neonatal period in mammals is characterized by high growth rates and is dominated by skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Low birth weight (LBWT) neonates experience restricted growth and development of skeletal muscle, leading to metabolic perturbations later in life. The overall hypothesis of this …
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Influence of Physical Environment and Sensory Stimuli on Behavior of Neonatal Pigs
Teat seeking and suckling behaviors of pigs were examined in a series of experiments. Comparison of 4 creep partitions (solid, mesh, horizontal and vertical slats) indicated partition type did not affect latency from birth to mammary contact (LMC) or distance moved during this time. Effect of …
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Regulation of protein metabolism in skeletal muscle of low-birth-weight neonatal pigs
The neonatal period in mammals is characterized by high rates of growth, attributed to rapid myonuclear accretion and protein deposition in muscle. Low-birth-weight (LBWT) neonates experience restricted muscle development, which leads to impaired postnatal growth and metabolic disorders later in …
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Impact of cross-fostering on the intestinal microbiome and mucosal immune gene expression in neonatal pigs
… and mucosal immune gene expression of the neonatal pig. Twenty-four piglets were enrolled in the study to determine the influence of maternal microbial communities and to establish a baseline for mucosal immune gene expression in young pigs reared in cross-fostering model given high quality …
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Modulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by Dietary Fats in Neonatal Pigs: Implications for Steatotic Liver Disease
… and development are poorly understood. Using a neonatal pig model, we conducted three nutritional based studies to evaluate how dietary lipid composition influences the onset, progression, and metabolic regulation in SLD. In Study Ia, we demonstrated that steatosis develops as early as day 7 in …
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Development of a technique for measuring insulin-like growth factor-I in swine:application to the study of the IN VIVO and IN VITRO effects of growth hormone in neonatal pigs
… into a protocol to measure IGF-I in sera from neonatal swine treated with pGH (5O ug •kg BWt⁻¹•d⁻¹). Treatment of neonatal pigs with pGH for one or two weeks elevated pGH in sera, but did not significantly affect either growth or serum IGF-I concentrations. Preliminary studies were performed to …
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Metabolic and Intestinal Immune Responses During Neonatal and Weaning Periods in Pigs
… metabolic and intestinal responses to diet in pigs during the weaning and neonatal periods. Significant findings include the observation that soy-based diets do not result in intestinal inflammation in neonatal pigs supporting the use of soy proteins as alternatives to milk protein in infant …
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Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism in the Neonatal Pig
… metabolism. First, BCAA were supplemented to neonatal pigs for 4 weeks to evaluate whether the anabolic signaling function of leucine could increase muscle growth when fed for a longer duration than in previous studies. Neither normal pigs nor low birth weight pigs, which have naturally …
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Examining the Influence of Muscle Fiber Type on Protein Turnover Signaling in Growing Pigs
… in skeletal muscle hypertrophy in growing pigs. Downregulated protein synthesis signaling and reduced expression of type II MyHC isoforms have been reported in skeletal muscles of low birth weight (LBWT) neonatal pigs. Therefore, we sought to determine whether these changes are sustained …
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Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Functional Adaptations in the Neonatal Intestine
… transport and transporter gene expression in a neonatal pig model of massive small bowel resection. Two-day-old neonatal pigs underwent 80% jejunoileal massive small bowel resection, and were fed via total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Piglets were randomized to receive the following treatments: …
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Route of Nutrient Administration Alters Intestinal Immune Cell Composition in Neonatal Piglets
… composition in the developing intestine. The neonatal piglet was used as the model for the human infant. In experiment 1, piglets receiving TPN for seven days demonstrated compromised intestinal morphology and a greater number of intestinal CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes, goblet cells, and mast …
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Peroxisomal beta-oxidation of fatty acids in neonatal swine
… $\beta$-oxidation in these tissues was higher in pigs than in rats. Thus, POX in piglets may play an important role in oxidation of milk fatty acids. Hepatic POX activity in piglets was affected by nutritional state and is hypothesized to be regulated by the blood concentrations of free fatty …
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The Association Between Hepatic Steatosis and Glucose Metabolic Dysfunction
… This disorder can manifest as early as the neonatal period suggesting that even in that period nutrition may play a role. While previous reports demonstrated that formulas rich in medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) play a significant role in the NAFLD development in a neonatal pig model by …
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Studies of pathogenesis, innate immunity and therapeutics of human enteric viruses in gnotobiotic pigs
… and treatment strategies. Gnotobiotic (Gn) pigs are an attractive animal model for studying enteric viruses due to their similarities to humans, particularly in regards to the immune system and gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology. Here, to establish a reliable Gn pig model of human …
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Effect of bovine lactoferrin on T cell and NK cell populations and NK cell cytotoxicity in neonatal piglets
Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Seth Robbins (srobbins@illinois.edu) on 2013-08-30T16:47:06Z Item is restricted until 2015-08-30T16:47:05Z