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The investigation was carried out to clarify the effects of various dietary protein contents on vitamin A status of rats exposed to prolonged immobilization through suspension. A rat wearing a special jacket to which metal chains were attached, was suspended for 10 days as an analogy of simulated weightlessness. Five groups of suspended rats were fed on the diets containing various amounts of casein (5, 10, 20, 40 and 60, w/w%), while control group received the 20% casein diet. Through suspending animals, a decrease in body weight gain and increase in adrenal weights occurred. Serum albumin concentration of the suspended rats fed on the 10, 20, 40 and 60% diets were the same as that of the control rats. The suspended rats showed lowered serum retinol concentrations and elevated hepatic retinyl palmitate contents without noticeable differences between the diets. The hepatic retinol levels were not clearly affected. In the suspended rats, testicular levels of retinyl palmitate and retinol significantly decreased as compared with the control. These parameters' alterations did not relate to serum albumin concentration and were independent of dietary protein levels. The results suggest that stress state may cause suppression of releasing hepatic vitamin A, resulting in a lowered serum retinol concentration, being independent of nutritional status of protein.

Effects of Various Dietary Protein Contents on Vitamin A Status of Rats Exposed to Prolonged Immobilization through Suspension.