Consequences of copper (Cu) deficiency are not differentially influenced by fructose or starch in growing pigs fed a dried skim milk-based diet

Journal Article · Thu Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 1989 · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (USA)

OSTI ID:7190437

Schoenemann, H M; Failla, M L; Fields, M ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD (USA)

Some carbohydrates (CHO), e.g., fructose or sucrose but not starch, are known to aggravate the consequences of dietary Cu deficiency in rats. To evaluate if this Cu x CHO interaction is relevant to human health, the pig was used as an animal model. In the first experiment, weanling pigs (21 days of age, n=36) were fed dried skim milk (DSM)-based diets for 10 weeks with 20% of the total calories provided as either cornstarch (ST), fructose (F), or glucose (GL) and containing either deficient (-Cu; 1.4 ppm) or adequate (+Cu; 7 ppm) Cu. Plasma and tissue levels of Cu, plasma ceruloplasmin oxidase activity, activity of Cu, Zn-SOD in liver and erythrocytes, and hematocrits were lower in animals fed -Cu diets. The relative cardiac mass of all -Cu groups was greater than that of animals fed +Cu diets. These effects were not influenced by type of CHO. Similar results were obtained in a second experiment with weanling pigs (n=33) when the GL diets were excluded. For comparison, weaned male rats were also fed the same ST or F diets as pigs for as long as 10 weeks. Rats consuming both -Cu diets exhibited significantly lower hematocrits, decreased tissue Cu levels, and enlarged hearts. These changes were evident as early as 5 weeks. Together, these data demonstrate that (a) DSM-based diets are not suitable for delineation of Cu x CHO interactions, and (b) one or more components of DSM (possibly lactose) may exacerbate the consequences of dietary Cu deficiency.

• OSTI ID: 7190437
• Journal Information: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (USA), Vol. 3:3; ISSN 0892-6638
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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