Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 103, Issue 4, Pages 1660-1667Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12305
Keywords
dietary protein; gut; enterohormones; food intake; insect
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This study found that acutely ingesting insect Alphitobius diaperinus protein increases food intake in rats and modifies the ex vivo enterohormone secretory profile differently than beef or almond proteins. However, these effects cannot be maintained for a longer period. The results suggest that consuming insect protein increases food intake by reducing ghrelin secretion in the small intestine.
BACKGROUNDIt has been previously shown that acutely administered insect Alphitobius diaperinus protein increases food intake in rats and modifies the ex vivo enterohormone secretory profile differently than beef or almond proteins. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether these effects could be maintained for a longer period and determine the underlying mechanisms. RESULTSWe administered two different insect species to rats for 26 days and measured food intake at different time points. Both insect species increased food intake in the first week, but the effect was later lost. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and ghrelin were measured in plasma and ex vivo, and no chronic effects on their secretion or desensitization were found. Nevertheless, digested A. diaperinus acutely modified GLP-1 and ghrelin secretion ex vivo. CONCLUSIONOur results suggest that increases in food intake could be explained by a local ghrelin reduction acting in the small intestine. (c) 2022 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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