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Dold CA, Bavaro SL, Chen Y, Callanan MJ, Kennedy D, Cassidy J, Tobin J, Sahin AW, Lawlor PG, Brodkorb A, Giblin L. Infant milk formula, produced by membrane filtration, promotes mucus production in the upper small intestine of young pigs. Food Res Int 2024; 187:114343. [PMID: 38763636 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
Abstract
Human breast milk promotes maturation of the infant gastrointestinal barrier, including the promotion of mucus production. In the quest to produce next generation infant milk formula (IMF), we have produced IMF by membrane filtration (MEM-IMF). With a higher quantity of native whey protein, MEM-IMF more closely mimics human breast milk than IMF produced using conventional heat treatment (HT-IMF). After a 4-week dietary intervention in young pigs, animals fed a MEM-IMF diet had a higher number of goblet cells, acidic mucus and mucin-2 in the jejunum compared to pigs fed HT-IMF (P < 0.05). In the duodenum, MEM-IMF fed pigs had increased trypsin activity in the gut lumen, increased mRNA transcript levels of claudin 1 in the mucosal scrapings and increased lactase activity in brush border membrane vesicles than those pigs fed HT-IMF (P < 0.05). In conclusion, MEM-IMF is superior to HT-IMF in the promotion of mucus production in the young gut.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cathal A Dold
- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland; School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T12 CY82, Ireland.
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- ISPA-CNR, Institute of Sciences of Food Production of National Research Council of Italy, Via Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, Cork T12 P928, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T12 CY82, Ireland.
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- Pig Development Department, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996, Ireland.
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Aasmul-Olsen K, Akıllıoğlu HG, Christiansen LI, Engholm-Keller K, Brunse A, Stefanova DV, Bjørnshave A, Bechshøft MR, Skovgaard K, Thymann T, Sangild PT, Lund MN, Bering SB. A Gently Processed Skim Milk-Derived Whey Protein Concentrate for Infant Formula: Effects on Gut Development and Immunity in Preterm Pigs. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300458. [PMID: 38389157 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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SCOPE Processing of whey protein concentrate (WPC) for infant formulas may induce protein modifications with severe consequences for preterm newborn development. The study investigates how conventional WPC and a gently processed skim milk-derived WPC (SPC) affect gut and immune development after birth. METHODS AND RESULTS Newborn, preterm pigs used as a model of preterm infants were fed formula containing WPC, SPC, extra heat-treated SPC (HT-SPC), or stored HT-SPC (HTS-SPC) for 5 days. SPC contained no protein aggregates and more native lactoferrin, and despite higher Maillard reaction product (MRP) formation, the clinical response and most gut and immune parameters are similar to WPC pigs. SPC feeding negatively impacts intestinal MRP accumulation, mucosa, and bacterial diversity. In contrast, circulating T-cells are decreased and oxidative stress- and inflammation-related genes are upregulated in WPC pigs. Protein aggregation and MRP formation increase in HTS-SPC, leading to reduced antibacterial activity, lactase/maltase ratio, circulating neutrophils, and cytotoxic T-cells besides increased gut MRP accumulation and expression of TNFAIP3. CONCLUSION The gently processed SPC has more native protein, but higher MRP levels than WPC, resulting in similar tolerability but subclinical adverse gut effects in preterm pigs. Additional heat treatment and storage further induce MRP formation, gut inflammation, and intestinal mucosal damage.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karoline Aasmul-Olsen
- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
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- Section for Ingredient and Dairy Technology, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
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- Section for Ingredient and Dairy Technology, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
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- Section for Microbiology and Fermentation, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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- Section for Protein Science and Biotherapeutics, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
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- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
- Hans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense, 5000, Denmark
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- Section for Ingredient and Dairy Technology, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark
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- Section for Comparative Paediatrics and Nutrition, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, 1870, Denmark
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Chen Y, Rooney H, Dold C, Bavaro S, Tobin J, Callanan MJ, Brodkorb A, Lawlor PG, Giblin L. Membrane filtration processing of infant milk formula alters protein digestion in young pigs. Food Res Int 2023; 166:112577. [PMID: 36914340 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Abstract
Reducing heat treatment (HT) during processing of infant milk formula (IMF) is desirable to produce a product that more closely resembles breast milk. By employing membrane filtration (MEM), we produced an IMF (60:40 whey to casein ratio) at pilot scale (250 kg). MEM-IMF had a significantly higher content of native whey (59.9 %) compared to HT-IMF (4.5 %) (p < 0.001). Pigs, at 28 days old, were blocked by sex, weight and litter origin and assigned to one of two treatments (n = 14/treatment): (1) starter diet containing 35 % of HT-IMF powder or (2) starter diet containing 35 % of MEM-IMF powder for 28 days. Body weight and feed intake were recorded weekly. Pigs at day 28 post weaning were sacrificed 180 min after their final feeding, for the collection of gastric, duodenal, jejunum and ileal contents (n = 10/treatment). MEM-IMF diet resulted in more water-soluble proteins and higher levels of protein hydrolysis in the digesta at various gut locations compared to HT-IMF (p < 0.05). In the jejunal digesta, a higher concentration of free amino acids were present post MEM-IMF consumption (247 ± 15 µmol g-1 of protein in digesta) compared to HT-IMF (205 ± 21 µmol g-1 of protein). Overall, average daily weight gain, average dairy feed intake and feed conversion efficiency were similar for pigs fed either MEM-IMF or HT-IMF diets, but differences and trends to difference of these indicators were determined in particular intervention periods. In conclusion, reducing heat treatment during processing of IMF influenced protein digestion and revealed minor effects on growth parameters providing in vivo evidence that babies who are fed with IMF processed by MEM are likely to have different protein digestion kinetics but minimal effect on overall growth trajectories as babies fed IMF processed by traditional thermal processing.
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- Yihong Chen
- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland; Department of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, T12 P928 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Pig Development Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland; ISPA-CNR, Institute of Sciences of Food Production of National Research Council of Italy, Via Amendola, 22/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, T12 P928 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Pig Development Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61 C996 Co. Cork, Ireland
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Chen Y, Callanan M, Giblin L, Tobin J, Brodkorb A. Comparison of conventional heat-treated and membrane filtered infant formula using an in vitro semi-dynamic digestion method. Food Funct 2022; 13:8158-8167. [DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00342b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Introducing membrane filtration steps into infant milk formula (IMF) manufacture can partly preserve native whey proteins in the final products. In this study, IMF produced by membrane filtration (MEM-IMF) and...
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