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Odd-Numbered Medium-Chain Triglycerides (Trinonanoin) in Total Parenteral Nutrition: Effects on Parameters of Fat Metabolism in Rabbits

Institute of Nutrition Science of the Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Günther Wolfram, MD, PHD

Institute of Nutrition Science of the Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Odd-numbered medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) might combine the advantages of "usual" MCTs applied in clinical nutrition with lower ketogenic action and the release of three carbon units. To test subacute toxicity, trinonanoin/longchain triglyceride (LCT) (7/3 wt/wt) fat emulsions were given to rabbits (n = 8) for 11 days (7 h/d) within a total parenteral nutrition regimen at a dose of 46.5% of total daily energy. Comparisons were made with rabbits receiving equicaloric amounts of MCT/LCT (7/3, wt/wt) or pure LCT fat emulsions, as well as with orally fed controls. The trinonanoin/LCT emulsion was well tolerated by all animals. Body weight changes showed no statistically significant differences between groups. The enzymatic determination of triglycerides, non-esterified fatty acids, and free glycerol concentrations in plasma samples revealed similar results for both MCT groups. However, ketone body concentrations (3-hydroxybutyrate) were significantly lower after trinonanoin/LCT emulsion administration. In the trinonanoin/LCT group, the plasma concentrations of propionic acid as well as of other short-chain fatty acids continuously increased; on days 10 and 11, elevated amounts of propionic acid were also detected in the urine. The histologic examination of the gut mucosa revealed no distinct differences between groups. On the basis of the presented data, the trinonanoin/LCT emulsion showed no inferiority to "usual" MCT/LCT emulsions. The lower ketogenic effect as well as the marked increase in plasma short-chain fatty acid concentrations may encourage further testing of this substrate for total parenteral nutrition. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 17:522-528, 1993)

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 17, No. 6, 522-528 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0148607193017006522


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