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Postnatal muscle growth is impaired in low birth weight (L) neonatal pigs. Leucine supplementation has been established as a dietary intervention to enhance muscle growth in growing animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of supplementing L neonatal pig formulas with branched-chain amino acids (B) to enhance the rate of protein accretion. Twenty-four 3-day old pigs were divided into two groups low (L) and normal birth weight (N) based on weight at birth. Pigs were assigned to a control (C) or 1% branched-chain amino acids (B) formulas, and fed at 250 mL·kg body weight −1·d−1 for 28 d. Body weight of pigs in the L group was less than those in the N group (P < 0.01). However, fractional body weight was greater for L pigs compared with their N siblings from day 24 to 28 of feeding regardless of formula (P < 0.01). In addition, feed efficiency (P < 0.0001) and efficiently of protein accretion (P < 0.0001) were greater for L than N pigs regardless of supplementation. Pigs fed the B formula had greater plasma leucine, isoleucine, and valine concentrations compared with those fed the C formula (P < 0.05). Longissimus dorsi Sestrin2 protein expression was less for pigs in the L group compared with those in the N group (P < 0.01), but did not result in a corresponding increase in translation initiation signaling. Longissimus dorsi mRNA expression of BCAT2 was less for LB pigs compared with those in the LC group, and was intermediate for NC and NB pigs (P < 0.05). Hepatic mRNA expression of BCKDHA was greater for pigs in the L compared with those in the N groups (P < 0.05). However, plasma branched-chain keto-acid concentration was reduced for C compared with those in the B group (P < 0.05). These data suggest that branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not improve lean tissue accretion of low and normal birth weight pigs, despite a reduction in Sestrin2 expression in skeletal muscle of low birth weight pigs. The modest improvement in fractional growth rate of low birth weight pigs compared with their normal birth weight siblings was likely due to a more efficient dietary protein utilization.
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Yonke, J.A., Seymour, K.A. & El-Kadi, S.W. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation does not enhance lean tissue accretion in low birth weight neonatal pigs, despite lower Sestrin2 expression in skeletal muscle. Amino Acids 55, 1389–1404 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-023-03319-9
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