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A preliminary report on the feeding of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) with a high-sugar high-fat diet for 33 weeks.
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Journal of medical primatology [J Med Primatol] 2011 Oct; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 335-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Aug 03. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Background: The metabolic syndrome is common in populations exposed to a typical Western diet. There is a lack of an animal model that mimics this condition.<br />Methods: We fed 15 cynomolgus monkeys ad libitum a high-sugar high-fat (HSHF) diet for 33 weeks. Body weight, body composition, serum lipids, and insulin were measured at baseline and at 33 weeks.<br />Results: The animals tolerated the HSHF diet very well. In the intervention group, total serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were 3- and 5-fold higher, respectively, at 33 weeks as compared with their baseline levels. Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were not significantly affected. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) analysis of the intervention group indicated that the trunk fat mass increased by 187% during this period.<br />Conclusions: Cynomolgus monkeys should be a useful model for investigating the interactions of diet and other factors such as genetics in the development of the metabolic syndrome.<br /> (© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)
- Subjects :
- Absorptiometry, Photon veterinary
Animals
Blood Glucose analysis
Cholesterol blood
Cholesterol chemistry
Dietary Carbohydrates adverse effects
Dietary Fats adverse effects
Energy Metabolism
Insulin blood
Male
Metabolic Syndrome blood
Metabolic Syndrome etiology
Metabolic Syndrome physiopathology
Models, Animal
Triglycerides blood
Biomarkers blood
Body Composition
Body Weight
Dietary Carbohydrates administration & dosage
Dietary Fats administration & dosage
Macaca fascicularis metabolism
Metabolic Syndrome veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1600-0684
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of medical primatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21812784
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0684.2011.00495.x