Whey protein potentiated GLP-2's intestinal growth-promoting effects in parenterally fed rats, demonstrating protein nutrition enhances gut peptide-driven intestinal repair — relevant for malnourished and TPN patients.
Key findingWhey protein potentiated GLP-2's intestinal growth-promoting effects in parenterally fed rats, demonstrating protein nutrition enhances gut peptide-dr
What the researchers found
Whey protein potentiated GLP-2's intestinal growth-promoting effects in parenterally fed rats, demonstrating protein nutrition enhances gut peptide-driven intestinal repair — relevant for malnourished and TPN patients.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Whey protein potentiates the intestinotrophic action of glucagon-like peptide-2 in parenterally fed rats.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 297(5), R1554-62
Citation
Liu, Xiaowen; Murali, Sangita G; Holst, Jens J; Ney, Denise M. (2009). Whey protein potentiates the intestinotrophic action of glucagon-like peptide-2 in parenterally fed rats.. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 297(5), R1554-62. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00423.2009