Effect of feeding high fat, high fiber diet on brush border enzymes in mice intestine.
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1993-06-01
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The effect of dietary fat content on brush border enzymes has been studied in mice intestine. The results obtained from 26 per cent fat (high fat; HF)-fed mice were compared with those fed 10 per cent fat (pair-fed; PF and ad libitum-fed). Brush border alkaline phosphatase (AP), leucineaminopeptidase (LAP) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GTP) activities were significantly enhanced while sucrase activity was reduced (P < 0.001) in HF group compared to the controls. Activities of lactase, p-nitrophenyl (PNP)-beta-D-glucosidase and PNP-beta-D-galactosidase were unaltered under these conditions. Kinetic studies with AP, sucrase and LAP revealed that changes in enzyme levels in response to HF diet were due to change in Vmax. Significant changes in enzyme activities as a consequence of HF intake were observed in enterocytes all along the crypt-villus unit as compared to the control group. These results indicated that feeding a fat-rich diet produced selective changes in brush border enzyme activities in mice intestine.
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Gupta R, Jaswal VM, Kaur J, Mahmood A. Effect of feeding high fat, high fiber diet on brush border enzymes in mice intestine. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1993 Jun; 98(): 136-42