Abstract
Triacetin is a water-soluble triglyceride that may have a role as a parenteral nutrient. In the present study triacetin was administered intravenously to mongrel dogs (n = 10) 2 wk after surgical placement of blood-sampling catheters in the aorta and in the portal, hepatic, renal, and femoral veins. [1-14C]Acetate was infused to allow quantification of organ uptake of acetate as well as systemic turnover and oxidation. Systemic acetate turnover accounted for ≈ 70% of triacetin-derived acetate, assuming complete hydrolysis of the triglyceride. Approximately 80% of systemic acetate uptake was rapidly oxidized. Significant acetate uptake was demonstrated in all tissues (liver, 559 ± 68; intestine, 342 ± 23; hindlimb, 89 ± 7; and kidney, 330 ± 37 μmol/min). In conclusion, during intravenous administration in dogs, the majority of infused triacetin undergoes intravascular hydrolysis, and the majority of the resulting acetate is oxidized. Thus, energy in the form of short-chain fatty acids can be delivered to a resting gut via intravenous infusion of a short-chain triglyceride.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 908-911 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1993 |
Keywords
- Lipid metabolism
- Parenteral nutrition
- Short-chain triglycerides
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics