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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-27
pubmed:abstractText
Lactic acid accumulation in the caecum and colon resulting from the fermentation of carbohydrates can lead to deleterious effects in ruminant and monogastric animals, including humans. In the present study, we examined the behavioural effects of two types of commonly consumed foods: soluble and fermentable carbohydrates (FCs). Thirty-six male Wistar rats were fed either a commercial rat and mouse chow, a soluble carbohydrate (SC)-based diet or an FC-based diet. Social interaction, anxiety, aggression and locomotor activity were examined by employing a social interaction test and a light/dark emergence test, while physical parameters of hindgut fermentation were examined after sacrifice, either 3 or 21 h after feeding. Results showed that anxiety (spending less time in the light compartment during the light/dark emergence test) and aggression (increased fighting during the social interaction test) were increased following raised concentrations of fermentation end products, such as lactic acid and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the caecum of rats. These associations occurred regardless of dopamine and 5-HT concentrations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and provide evidence supporting a general effect of FCs on behaviour. Possible mechanisms of action along with similarities between a rat and human model of acidosis are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0031-9384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
357-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Acetates, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Aggression, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Animal Feed, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Cecum, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Dietary Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Dietary Fiber, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Fermentation, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:15276799-Social Behavior
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Anxiety and aggression associated with the fermentation of carbohydrates in the hindgut of rats.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't