L-Citrulline Supplementation Enhances Fetal Growth and Protein Synthesis in Rats with Intrauterine Growth Restriction

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作者
Bourdon, Aurelie [1 ,2 ]
Parnet, Patricia [1 ,2 ]
Nowak, Christel [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Nhat-Thang Tran [1 ,2 ]
Winer, Norbert [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Darmaun, Dominique [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nantes, Inst Dis Digest Syst IMAD, INRA, Physiol Nutr Adaptat,Joint Res Unit UMR 1280, Nantes, France
[2] Western Human Nutr Res Ctr CRNH, Nantes, France
[3] Univ Med Ctr Nantes, Dept Gynecol & Obstet, Nantes, France
[4] Univ Med Ctr Nantes, IMAD, Nutr Support Team, Nantes, France
关键词
perinatal nutrition; stable isotopes; nitric oxide; protein metabolism; placenta; obstetrics; muscle; L-arginine; amino acids; developmental origins of health and disease; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; AMINO-ACID-TRANSPORT; L-ARGININE TREATMENT; PLACENTAL TRANSPORT; NORMAL-PREGNANCY; DIETARY-PROTEIN; PLASMA-CONCENTRATIONS; MESSENGER-RNA; EXPRESSION; METABOLISM;
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10.3945/jn.115.221267
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R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
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100403 ;
摘要
Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) results from either maternal undernutrition or impaired placental blood flow, exposing offspring to increased perinatal mortality and a higher risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease during adulthood. L-Citrulline is a precursor of L-arginine and nitric oxide (NO), which regulates placental blood flow. Moreover, L-citrulline stimulates protein synthesis in other models of undernutrition. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether L-citrulline supplementation would enhance fetal growth in a model of IUGR induced by maternal dietary protein restriction. Methods: Pregnant rats were fed either a control (20% protein) or a low-protein (LP; 4% protein) diet. LP dams were randomly allocated to drink tap water either as such or supplemented with L-citrulline (2 g.kg(-1) . d(-1)), an isonitrogenous amount of L-arginine, or nonessential L-amino acids (NEAAs). On day 21 of gestation, dams received a 2-h infusion of L-[1-C-13]-valine until fetuses were extracted by cesarean delivery. Isotope enrichments were measured in free amino acids and fetal muscle, liver, and placenta protein by GC-mass spectrometry. Results: Fetal weight was similar to 29% lower in the LP group (3.82 +/- 0.06 g) than in the control group (5.41 +/- 0.10 g) (P < 0.001). Regardless of supplementation, fetal weight remained below that of control fetuses. Yet, compared with the LP group, L-citrulline and L-arginine equally increased fetal weight to 4.15+/-0.08 g (P<0.05) and 4.13 +/- 0.1 g (P < 0.05 comparedwith LP), respectively, whereas NEAA did not (4.05 +/- 0.05 g; P = 0.07). Fetal muscle protein fractional synthesis rate was 35% lower in the LP fetuses (41% +/- 11%/d) than in the control (61% +/- 13%/d) fetuses (P < 0.001) and was normalized by L-citrulline (56% +/- 4%/d; P < 0.05 compared with LP, NS comparedwith control) and not by other supplements. Urinary nitrite and nitrate excretion was lower in the LP group (6.4 +/- 0.8 mmol/d) than in the control group (17.9 +/- 1.1 mmol/d; P < 0.001) and increased in response to L-citrulline or L-arginine (12.1 +/- 2.2 and 10.6 +/- 0.9 mmol/d; P < 0.05), whereas they did not in the LP + NEAA group. Conclusion: L-Citrulline increases fetal growth in a model of IUGR, and the effect may be mediated by enhanced fetal muscle protein synthesis and/or increased NO production.
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