The use of protein hydrolysate improves the protein intestinal absorption in undernourished mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;35(6): 585-590, nov.-dez. 2002. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Patients residing in endemic areas for schistosomiasis in Brazil are usually undernourished and when they develop the hepatosplenic clinical form of the disease should usually receive hospital care, many of them being in need of nutritional rehabilitation before specific treatment can be undertaken. In the mouse model, investigations carried out in our laboratory detected a reduced aminoacid uptake in undernourished animals which is aggravated by a superimposed infection with Schistosoma mansoni. However, in well-nourished infected mice no dysfunction occurs. In this study, we tried to improve the absorptive intestinal performance of undernourished mice infected with S. mansoni by feeding them with hydrolysed casein instead of whole casein. The values obtained for the coefficient of protein intestinal absorption (cpia) among well-nourished mice were above 90 percent (either hydrolysed or whole protein). In undernourished infected mice, however, the cpia improved significantly after feeding them with hydrolysed casein, animals reaching values close to those obtained in well-nourished infected mice
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Hidrolisados de Proteína
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Esquistossomose mansoni
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Proteínas Alimentares
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Caseínas
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Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
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Absorção Intestinal
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Jornal brasileiro de medicina tropical
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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. (Online)
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Impresso)
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article