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  • Title: Bioavailability of vitamin B-6 in pregnant rats.
    Author: Wang JW, Trumbo PR.
    Journal: J Nutr; 1992 Sep; 122(9):1892-7. PubMed ID: 1512639.
    Abstract:
    The cause for reduced plasma pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) concentration during pregnancy is not well understood. In this study, nonpregnant (control) and pregnant rats were gavaged with [3H]pyridoxine for assessment of the intestinal absorption, tissue distribution, metabolic utilization and urinary excretion of the vitamin. In addition, plasma PLP and pyridoxal levels and erythrocyte aspartate aminotransferase (EAST) activity were measured. There was 50% lower plasma PLP concentration and 50% greater EAST activity in the pregnant rats and no difference in the stimulation of EAST with exogenous PLP. There was no difference in the intestinal absorption, hepatic uptake and retention or urinary excretion of the radioisotope. Less than 3% of the oral dose was detected in fetal/uterine tissue of the pregnant rats. Results of this study indicate that reduced plasma PLP concentration during pregnancy is not a result of diminished total vitamin B-6 body pools or fetal sequestration of vitamin B-6. Low plasma PLP during pregnancy may be a result of altered distribution of PLP between the plasma and erythrocytes.
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