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(Journal of Nutrition. 2000;130:1179-1182.)
© 2000 The American Society for Nutritional Sciences

Research Communication

Proliferation and Differentiation of Stromal-Vascular Cells in Primary Culture Differ between Neonatal Pigs Consuming Maternal or Formula Milk1

Vincent Gerfault, Isabelle Louveau2, Jacques Mourot and Jean Le Dividich

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Porcines, 35590 Saint Gilles, France

2To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Proliferation and differentiation of preadipocytes from 7-d-old pigs consuming maternal or formula milk were examined in primary culture of stromal-vascular (s-v) cells derived from subcutaneous adipose tissue. Unsuckled pigs were bottle-fed isoenergetically with colostrum and then sow’s milk (SM) or with formula milk alone (F) from birth to 7 d. Isolated cells were exposed to serum-supplemented medium and serum-free medium to determine proliferation and differentiation, respectively. Proliferation estimated between d 3 and 4 of culture was higher (P < 0.05) in cells from F than SM pigs. In addition, the number of s-v cells isolated from 1 g of adipose tissue was higher (P < 0.01) in F than SM pigs. Variables assessing differentiation were also affected. The percentage of differentiating cells and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity were lower (P < 0.05) in F than SM pigs, whereas malic enzyme (ME) activity did not differ significantly between the two groups. In conclusion, formula milk increased the number of s-v cells and their capacity for proliferation, whereas the potential for cell differentiation was lower compared with cells from the maternal milk group. Further studies are required to identify the growth and/or nutritional factors that are implicated in the observed differences and to determine whether subsequent development of adipose tissue is affected.

KEY WORDS: • preadipocyte • milk • colostrum • primary culture • pigs






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