Regulation of triacylglycerol and phospholipid trafficking by fatty acids in newborn swine enterocytes.

We (Wang H, Berschneider HM, Du J, and Black DD. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 272: G935-G942, 1997; Wang H, Lu S, Du J, Yao Y, Berschneider HM, and Black DD. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 280: G1137-G1144, 2001) previously showed that different fatty acids influence synthesis and secretion of triacylglycerol (TG) and phospholipid (PL) in a newborn swine enterocyte cell line (IPEC-1).

Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine and gastrointestinal disease.

Gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic diseases provide a significant challenge to the veterinary practitioner. Specific causes and effective therapies can be elusive and sometimes frustrate both the animal caretaker and the veterinarian. The therapeutic options of a conventional veterinary practice are frequently limited and may come down to a decision of which is worse: the disease or the side effects of the treatment.

Alternative diets.

As pet owners become more conscious of their own diets and the impact it has on their health, they naturally become more interested in what their animal companions are eating and how that might be affecting their pet's health. Many are exploring alternatives to standard commercial pet foods, and some are asking their veterinarians for advice. Small-animal nutrition is an ever-changing field.

Regulation of apolipoprotein secretion by long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in newborn swine enterocytes.

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are important in the development of the immature nervous system, and adding these fatty acids to infant formula has been proposed. To determine the effect of n-3 LC-PUFA on apolipoprotein secretion and lipid synthesis in newborn swine enterocytes, differentiated IPEC-1 cells were incubated for 24 h with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5) complexed with albumin at a fatty acid concentration of 0.8 mM or albumin alone (control) added to the apical medium.