AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 2 646-R649, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Hepatic vagotomy effects on metabolic challenges during parenteral nutrition in rats

J. L. Beverly, Z. J. Yang and M. M. Meguid
Department of Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center, University Hospital, Syracuse 13210.

During parenteral nutrition (PN) glucoprivic-induced feeding appeared to be neutralized by the oxidation of infused fatty acids. With the use of a latin-square design, the feeding response to 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) and/or 2-mercaptoacetate (MA) was evaluated in male Sprague-Dawley rats with hepatic branch vagotomy (HV) or sham operations (SO). Rats received continuous infusions of 0.9% saline or PN providing 100% of daily caloric needs (PN-100) for four consecutive days. During PN-100, food intake was stimulated by 2-DG in HV rats and when fatty acid oxidation was simultaneously inhibited by MA. 2-DG-induced hyperglycemia was apparent under all conditions. Lipoprivic-induced feeding and increased plasma free fatty acid concentrations were absent in HV rats, whether MA was administered alone or with 2-DG. The feeding response to glucoprivic challenges is influenced by the relative availability of alternate energy sources. The lack of feeding response to 2-DG during PN-100 is mediated by vagal input of hepatic fatty acid oxidation status.

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