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  • Title: Postruminal Casein Infusion and Exogenous Glucagon-Like Peptide 2 Administration Differentially Stimulate Pancreatic α-Amylase and Small Intestinal α-Glucosidase Activity in Cattle.
    Author: Trotta RJ, Swanson KC, Klotz JL, Harmon DL.
    Journal: J Nutr; 2023 Oct; 153(10):2854-2867. PubMed ID: 37573014.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Increasing luminal carbohydrate flow decreases pancreatic α-amylase activity but can increase jejunal maltase activity, suggesting that regulation of carbohydrase activity is perhaps uncoordinated in response to luminal carbohydrate flow. Increasing luminal casein flow increases pancreatic α-amylase activity in cattle, and exogenous glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) has been shown to increase small intestinal α-glucosidase activity in nonruminants. OBJECTIVES: The objective was to evaluate the effects of postruminal casein infusion, exogenous GLP-2, or their combination on endogenous pancreatic and small intestinal carbohydrase activity in cattle postruminally infused with starch. METHODS: Holstein steers [n = 24; 250 ± 23 kg body weight (BW)] received a continuous abomasal infusion of 3.94 g raw corn starch/kg of BW combined with either 0 or 1.30 g casein/kg of BW. Steers received subcutaneous injections in 2 equal portions daily of excipient (0.5% bovine serum albumin) or 100 μg GLP-2/kg of BW per day. At the end of the 7-d treatment period, steers were slaughtered for tissue collection. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc.). RESULTS: Postruminal casein infusion increased (P ≤ 0.03) pancreatic mass by 12.6%, total pancreatic α-amylase activity by 50%, and postruminal starch disappearance from 96.7% to 99.3%. Exogenous GLP-2 increased (P < 0.01) total small intestinal and mucosal mass by 1.2 kg and 896 g, respectively. Relative to control, GLP-2 and casein + GLP-2 increased (P = 0.04) total small intestinal α-glucosidase activity by 83.5%. Total small intestinal maltase, isomaltase, and glucoamylase activity was 90%, 100%, and 66.7% greater for GLP-2 and casein + GLP-2 steers compared with control. CONCLUSIONS: Casein increased pancreatic α-amylase activity, GLP-2 increased small intestinal α-glucosidase activity, and the combination of casein and GLP-2 increased both pancreatic α-amylase activity and small intestinal α-glucosidase activity. This novel approach provides an in vivo model to evaluate effects of increasing endogenous carbohydrase activity on small intestinal starch digestion.
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