The Claim

Supplementation with glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate activates the mTOR-S6K1-4EBP1 signaling pathway in the small intestine of weaning piglets on day 21 post-weaning but does not activate this pathway on day 5 post-weaning.

Source: Effects of glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate on intestinal barrier integrity and amino acid pool of the small intestine in piglets with normal or low energy diet

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

In weaning piglets, adding glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate to their diet turns on the mTOR-S6K1-4EBP1 signaling pathway in the small intestine at 21 days after weaning but not at 5 days after weaning.

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Glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate supplementation activates the mTOR-S6K1-4EBP1 signaling pathway in the small intestine of weaning piglets on day 21 post-weaning, but not on day 5, indicating a time-dependent shift from energy restoration to protein synthesis during intestinal maturation.

Why this might work

When young pigs are first weaned, their intestines use glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate to make energy and fix damage. After three weeks, the same amino acids signal that the gut is ready to grow, turning on a molecular switch that tells cells to build more proteins instead of just repairing themselves.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate on intestinal barrier integrity and amino acid pool of the small intestine in piglets with normal or low energy diet

    When baby pigs are first weaned, their guts use glutamine and related amino acids to fix damage and get energy. Three weeks later, their guts start using those same amino acids to build new proteins and grow, just like the claim says.

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