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ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2018

Hepatic Vitamin A Concentrations in Vervets (

Stephanie J Mondloch, Sherry A Tanumihardjo, Christopher R Davis, Paul J van Jaarsveld

Open access · greenAbstract readClinical Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephanie J MondlochInterdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Sherry A TanumihardjoInterdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin;, Email: sherry@nutrisci.wisc.edu.
Christopher R DavisInterdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Paul J van JaarsveldNoncommunicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USStellenbosch University · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Commonly used in biomedical research, vervets (Chlorocebus aethiops) are omnivorous but primarily meet their vitamin A requirements from provitamin A carotenoids. Hypervitaminosis A has occurred in vervets that consume feed high in preformed vitamin A. We investigated the vitamin A status of vervets supplemented daily with various antioxidants derived from palm oil. Male vervets (n = 40) were placed for 23 wk on a high-fat diet (34.9% energy) containing 645 μ g retinol activity equivalents (RAE), with 515 μ g RAE from preformed vitamin A. Vervets were randomized to 5 treatments (duration, 20 mo): control; 100 mg d-α-tocopheryl acetate; 100 mg oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)-derived vitamin E; 50 mg oil palm-derived vitamin E + 50 mg carotenoid complex + unrestricted palm-derived water-soluble antioxidants; and 5) unrestricted water-soluble antioxidants. Livers (n = 38) were analyzed for vitamin A, α-retinol (α-vitamin A), and carotenoids. Median hepatic vitamin A and total carotenoid concentrations were 6.49 μ mol/g and 4.30 nmol/g, respectively. Compared with controls, vervets fed the carotenoid complex had higher hepatic vitamin A (11.9 ± 5.1 μ mol/g), α -vitamin A (1.3 ± 0.7 μ mol/g), α -carotene (11.5 ± 5.3 nmol/g), β-carotene (15.6 ± 8.6 nmol/g), and total carotenoids (28.1 ± 13.9 nmol/g) but lower lutein (0.66 ± 0.28 nmol/g) and zeaxanthin (0.24 ± 0.06 nmol). NHP may benefit from replacement of preformed vitamin A with carotenoids in feeds; however, bioconversion efficiency in these models should be investigated to determine optimal levels.

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Dietary SupplementsAnimal FeedAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsAntioxidantsCarotenoidsChlorocebus aethiopsDietFemaleLiverMalePalm OilVitamin AAntioxidantsCarotenoidsPalm OilVitamin A

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PMID30021671
PMCPMC6159682
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