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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2019

Postprandial Amino Acid Kinetics of Milk Protein Mixtures are Affected by Composition, But Not Denaturation, in Neonatal Piglets.

Rebecca J Welch-Jernigan, Evan Abrahamse, Barbara Stoll, O'Brian Smith, Peter A Wierenga, Bert J M van de Heijning, Ingrid B Renes, Douglas G Burrin

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Article in Current developments in nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Rebecca J Welch-JerniganCenter for Comparative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Evan AbrahamseDanone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3263-824X
Barbara StollUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
O'Brian SmithUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0002-1861-6554
Peter A WierengaLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Bert J M van de HeijningDanone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Ingrid B RenesDanone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2638-1679
Douglas G BurrinCenter for Comparative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0002-8792-3339
Baylor College of Medicine · USChildren's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine · USDanone (Netherlands) · NLEmma Kinderziekenhuis · NLWageningen University & Research · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple studies have indicated that formula-fed infants show a different growth trajectory compared with breastfed infants. The observed growth rates are suggested to be linked to higher postprandial levels of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) and insulin related to differences in protein quality.

objectiveWe evaluated the effects of milk protein denaturation and milk protein composition on postprandial plasma and hormone concentrations.

methodsNeonatal piglets were bolus-fed randomly, in an incomplete crossover design, 2 of 3 milk protein solutions: native whey protein isolate (NWPI), denatured whey protein isolate (DWPI), or protein base ingredient, comprising whey and casein (PBI). Postprandial plasma amino acids (AAs), insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1, glucose, and paracetamol concentrations were assayed. Plasma responses were fitted with a model of first-order absorption with linear elimination.

resultsDWPI (91% denatured protein) compared with NWPI (91% native protein) showed lower essential amino acids (EAAs) (∼10%) and BCAA (13-19%) concentrations in the first 30-60 min. However, total amino acid (TAA) concentration per time-point and area under the curve (AUC), as well as EAA and BCAA AUC were not different. PBI induced a ∼30% lower postprandial insulin spike than NWPI, yet plasma TAA concentration at several time-points and AUC was higher in PBI than in NWPI. The TAA rate constant for absorption (

conclusionsDenaturation of WPI had a minimal effect on postprandial plasma AA concentration. The differences between PBI and NWPI were partly explained by the difference in AA composition, but more likely differences in protein digestion and absorption kinetics. We conclude that modifying protein composition, but not denaturation, of milk protein solutions impacts the postprandial amino acid availability in neonatal piglets.

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amino acidshuman milkinfant formulainsulinneonatal pigletswhey protein

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PMID30963144
PMCPMC6447734
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