Prosure

Ischemic enteritis was induced by controlled narrowing of the superior mesenteric artery, and following the rats were divided randomly into two groups: N3PUFA (n = 20) -Following surgery rats were solely fed with a high-molecular polymer artificial total enteral nutrition enriched with n-3 PUFA in a ratio n-6/n-3 = 0.3/1.0, containing eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid for 15 days (ProSure ® , Abbott 240 ml). The detailed ingredients of the diet are shown in table 1. During the autopsy, blood and tissue samples were taken. Control (n = 20) -Control Group: Following surgery rats were solely fed with a highmolecular polymer artificial total enteral nutrition (Ensure Plus ® , Abbott 200 ml) containing alpha linolenic acid for 15 days. The detailed ingredients of the diet are shown in table 1. During the autopsy, blood and tissue samples were taken.
Pilot studies showed that the daily consumption of the nutrition formula was 20 ml/100 g body weight/day. Hence, the estimated levels of total n3 fatty acids in the N3PUFA group administrated were 0.13 g/100 g body weight/day, so each animal received approximately 0.195-0.26 g of n3 fatty acids per day and in the CONTROL group was 0.055 g/100 g body weight/ day, so each animal received approximately 0.0825-0.11 g of n3 fatty acids/day.