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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Inulin‐coated butyrate increases ileal MCT1 expression and affects mucosal morphology in the porcine ileum by reduced apoptosis
Author(s) -
Lacorn M.,
Goerke M.,
Claus R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.651
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1439-0396
pISSN - 0931-2439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00955.x
Subject(s) - butyrate , ileum , inulin , jejunum , monocarboxylate transporter , apoptosis , chemistry , fermentation , biology , biochemistry , food science , transporter , gene
Summary Carbohydrates, which were not digested in the jejunum, will be fermented by micro‐organisms to short chain fatty acids. These are transported by the monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) through the gut wall and serve as fuels for colonic cells. To deliver butyrate to the distal part of the intestine, inulin with a low precaecal digestibility was chosen as a coating material. Approximately 150 g of inulin‐coated butyrate (containing 81 g butyrate) per day was fed to pigs (mean weight: 97 kg) over a period of 6 days after an adaptation period of 6 days with linear increasing amounts of butyrate. The following observations compared to controls were observed: (1) coating was digested microbially in the ileum; (2) MCT1‐mRNA showed a higher expression in the ileum; (3) apoptosis was reduced in the ileum but mitosis was not changed; and (4) length of villi increased by approximately 25% in the ileum. Feeding inulin‐coated butyrate resulted in an increased ileal surface. Delivery of butyrate to the colon requires a more resistant inulin‐coating.