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- Title
Effects of glucose and amino acids on ghrelin secretion in sheep.
- Authors
SUGINO, Toshihisa; KAWAKITA, Yuko; FUKUMORI, Rika; HASEGAWA, Yoshihisa; KOJIMA, Masayasu; KANGAWA, Kenji; OBITSU, Taketo; TANIGUCHI, Kohzo
- Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to elucidate the effects of post-ruminal administration of starch and casein (Exp. 1), plasma amino acids concentrations (Exp. 2), and plasma glucose and insulin concentrations (Exp. 2) on plasma ghrelin concentrations in sheep. In Exp. 1, plasma ghrelin concentrations were determined by four infusion treatments (water, cornstarch, casein and cornstarch plus casein) in four wethers. Abomasal infusion of casein increased plasma α-amino N (AAN) concentrations. Infusion of starch or casein alone did not affect plasma ghrelin concentrations, but starch plus casein infusion increased plasma levels of ghrelin, glucose and AAN. In Exp 2, we investigated the effects of saline or amino acids on ghrelin secretion in four wethers. Two hours after the initiation of saline or amino acid infusion into the jugular vein, glucose was also continuously infused to investigate the effects of blood glucose and insulin by hyper-glycemic clump on plasma ghrelin concentrations. Infusion of amino acids alone raised plasma levels of ghrelin, but the higher plasma glucose and insulin concentrations had no effect on plasma ghrelin concentrations. These results suggest that high plasma levels of amino acids can stimulate ghrelin secretion, but glucose and insulin do not affect ghrelin secretion in sheep.
- Subjects
GLUCOSE; STARCH; GHRELIN; INSULIN; AMINO acids; CASEINS; BLOOD sugar; SHEEP as laboratory animals
- Publication
Animal Science Journal, 2010, Vol 81, Issue 2, p199
- ISSN
1344-3941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00733.x