The Claim
Dietary supplementation with glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate upregulates expression of SLC3A2, SLC6A14, and SLC7A11 genes in the ileum of weaning piglets, particularly under low-energy conditions, resulting in enhanced nutrient absorption capacity during metabolic stress.
What the research says
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Feeding weaning piglets glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate increases the activity of specific genes in the small intestine that transport amino acids, improving nutrient uptake when energy intake is low.
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Dietary supplementation with glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate upregulates expression of key intestinal amino acid transporter genes (SLC3A2, SLC6A14, SLC7A11) in the ileum of weaning piglets, particularly under low-energy conditions, suggesting enhanced nutrient absorption capacity during metabolic stress.
When piglets don't get enough energy from food, glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate enter intestinal cells and are broken down to make ATP, which powers repair processes. This energy boost allows cells to activate a key signaling pathway called mTOR, which tells the cells to make more protein transporters on their surface. These transporters grab amino acids from the gut, helping the piglet absorb nutrients even when food is scarce.
What the research says
1 studyWhen baby pigs don’t get enough energy from food, adding glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate helps their intestines make more of the special proteins that grab amino acids from food, so they can still absorb nutrients even when they’re hungry.
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