Low dietary protein increases vitamin A absorption and deposition into milk in periparturient rats
Abstract
Abstract: Our objective was to study the effect of differing dietary crude protein and vitamin A on retinoid metabolism in a periparturient rat model. Sixty female rats, approximately 21 d before parturition, were fed rations containing either low protein (13%; LP) or high protein (22%; HP) crude protein and either low vitamin A (3 IU/g; LA) or high vitamin A (5 IU/g; HA), yielding treatments HPHA, HPLA, LPHA, and LPLA. Samples were collected at d −14, d +3, and +10 relative to parturition and analyzed for all-trans retinoid acid (RA), 13-Cis RA, and retinol. At d −14, serum all-trans RA concentrations decreased compared to baseline. At both d +3 and d +10, serum retinol increased and liver 13-Cis RA decreased. In the small intestine, 13-cis RA was higher in HPHA than HPLA pre-partum (0.93±0.12 vs. 0.40±0.12 ng/ml, P=0.04). Post-partum, 13-cis RA was lower in high vitamin HPHA and LPHA groups (0.35±0.06 and 0.38±0.06 ng/ml) than in low vitamin A HPLA and LPLA treatments (0.50±0.06 and 1.32±0.06 ng/ml, P<0.01). In rats fed LA diets, TNF-alpha expression tended to be lower in HPLA than LPLA groups on day +3 (0.69±0.34 vs 1.00±0.52, P=0.08), but not day +10 (0.56±0.25 vs. 1.00±0.49 fold change, P>0.10). Retinoids accumulated during pregnancy and were mobilized during lactation. The sequestration of retinoids was increased when dietary protein content was low. Further studies are needed to investigate how retinoid metabolism could be manipulated to improve vitamin A delivery to milk.
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