2018, Scienceline Publication

World’s Veterinary Journal

World Vet J, 8(2): 34-47, June 25, 2018

ISSN 2322-4568

Management of Short Bowel Syndrome in Nigerian Dogs

Aboh Iku Kisani1*, John Bayo Adeyanju2, Abdullahi Teleh Elsa1 and Mamman Legbo Sonfada3

1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture,

Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria

2Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Ilorin, Nigeria

3Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

*Corresponding author’s Email: abohkisani@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The effects of glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid combination on small bowel

adaptation following 70% small intestinal resection in local Nigerian dogs were investigated. Thirty adult dogs with

a median weight of 12.4kg (range 7-18 kg) were used in this study. The dogs were randomized into five groups of

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intestinal villus height, villus width, crypt depth and wall thickness. The control group experienced a fall in intestinal

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villus height, villus width, crypt depth and wall thickness. The animals treated with glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid

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combination showed better therapeutic response followed by glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid in that order. There

was a gradual increase in the body weight of animals in these groups. The control group did not show any appreciable adaptive response and the animals in this group progressively lost weight. It was concluded that dogs

presented with short bowel syndrome could benefit from the supplementation of glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid

in food.

Key words: Short bowel syndrome, Total parenteral nutrition, Intestinal resection, Small intestinal adaptive response INTRODUCTION

Extensive resection of the small intestine can result in a condition known as Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) (Gorman et

al., 2006; Hasosah et al., 2008; Seetharam and Rodrigues, 2011; Mayeur et al., 2016; Vagholkar et al., 2016) and it

occurs in both humans and animals. It is a disorder characterized by an intestinal absorptive surface area that is insufficient to support the host. This intestinal loss results in the malabsorption of fluid, electrolytes and other essential nutrients, severe diarrhea, dehydration and progressive malnutrition. Intestinal failure results when the residual bowel

length cannot meet the patient’s nutritional requirement thus necessitating dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN)

(Donohoe and Reynolds, 2010; Norholk et al., 2012; Winkler and Smith, 2014; Mayer and Kerner, 2017). It is this

dependence on parenteral nutrition that is responsible for the majority of morbidity and mortality associated with short

bowel syndrome (Wales and Christison-Lagay, 2010; Vipperla and O’keefe, 2014). In dogs, intestinal resection is done

because of linear foreign bodies, mesenteric volvulus, direct traumatic damage to the small bowel wall, solitary foreign

body with perforation of the intestine, intussusceptions, dehiscence of a previous gastrointestinal tract surgery site and

gastrointestinal tract tumor (Gorman et al., 2006). Long‐term survival of patients with SBS is dependent on the adaptation of the remaining small intestine and response to pharmacological and nutritional management (Wall, 2013,

Cunha-Melo and Costa, 2014; Rodriguez-Montes et al., 2016).

Managing short bowel syndrome is challenging as the medications are expensive and patients have to use them for

a very long time and there is no guarantee that the response will be favourable (Hrbaty et al., 2004).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Experimental animals

Thirty dogs under 2 years of age with a mean weight of 12.4 kg (range 7-18 kg) were used for this study. They were

stabilized for 4 weeks by being boarded in kennels within the teaching hospital and were dewormed and treated against

ectoparasites and hemoparasites. They were fed daily and water was provided ad libitum. Each animal was fasted for 12

hours prior to surgery. They were premedicated with Atropine sulphate (Jiangsu Huayang pharmaceutical, China) at a

dose rate of 0.04 mg/kg and xylazine hydrochloride (XYL-M2®, VMD, Belgium) at a dose rate of 1 mg/kg body weight

intramuscularly. Induction was done with thiopentone sodium (Rotexmedica, Germany) at a dose rate of 10 mg/kg body

weight intravenously. The total small intestinal length in each dog was calculated and recorded as described by Kisani et

al. (2017).

Surgical procedure

Each animal was aseptically prepared and a ventral midline abdominal incision was made. The intestinal tract was

exteriorized. Seventy per cent of the small intestinal tract (from the result of the preliminary study) was resected beginning from a point 7cm from the duoduno-jejunal flexure (treitz ligament). The residual intestinal tract was sutured

using end to end anastomosis with polyglactin 910 (vicryl® Ethicon, USA) size “0” as described earlier. A full thickness

biopsy sample of the small intestinal tract (Jejunum and ileum) were collected and fixed in 10% formalin (pretreatment

sample). The anastomostic site was covered with omentum and returned to the abdominal cavity. The abdominal incision

was closed using standard surgical technique (Fossum, 2014). Procain penicillin (Shuazhuang co ltd, China) 20,000 iu/kg

and Streptomycin (North China pharmaceutical co ltd, China)(10 mg/kg) was administered intramuscularly for 5 days

post operative. Pentazocin (Bharat Parenterals ltd, India) was administered intramuscularly at the dose rate of 5mg/kg for

7 days to relieve pain.

The dogs were given 5% dextrose infusion intravenously at 10 mls/kg/hr on the second and third day post operative. They were fed bland diet gruel on the fourth post operative day and returned to normal solid diet on day five

post surgery. After surgery, the animals were randomized into five groups that each group contained six animals. Group 1

was the control group. The animals in this group were not treated. They were left to attend to their normal daily ration

throughout the period of experiment. Group 2: Animals in this group were placed on orally administered glutamine. The

dogs were given 9.0 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks (two dogs), 12.0 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks (Two dogs) and two15.0 mg/kg/day

for 8 weeks (two dogs).

Group 3: The animals in this group were placed on orally administered honey. Two dogs were placed on honey at

7.5 mls/day for 4 weeks, two dogs consumed10mls/day for 6 weeks and two dogs were administered 12.5 mls/day for 8

weeks. Group 4: The animals in this group were placed on orally administered Ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Two dogs were

administered ascorbic acid 150 mg/day for 4weeks, two dogs administered on ascorbic acid 250mg/day for 6 weeks and

two dogs administered 350 mg/day for 8 weeks. Group 5: The animals in this group were placed on combine dose of

glutamine (9 mg/kg/day), honey (7.5 mls/day) and vitamin C (150 mg/day). Two animals were placed on this combination for 4 weeks, two animals administered for 6weeks and two animals administered for 8 weeks.

Histomorphometric analysis

Small bowel biopsy specimens were obtained from the jejunum and ileum at day 0 (pre-surgical) and at 4, 6 and 8

weeks post resection-anastomosis. A total of four biopsy specimens were obtained from each patient (at the end of first

and second laparotomy) and placed in 10% formalin. After routine formalin fixation, biopsy specimens were embedded

in paraffin. Four-micrometer-thick (4 µm) sections were cut perpendicular to the mucosa and stained routinely with

H&E. Then using light microscopy and an eye piece micrometer at a magnification of ×100, the villus height, villus

width, crypt depth and cross sectional area of the bowel mucosa were measured as explained by Joaquim et al. (2005).

Five readings were taken for each parameter and the average value determined. Photomicrograph and interpretation of

the slides were done using trinocular microscope and Amscope Toup View 3.7.

Statistical analysis

Data were expressed as descriptive statistics. Differences among the groups were evaluated using one way analysis

of variance (ANOVA) followed by a two tailed student’s t-test using SPSS version 16. The level of significance was set

at 5%.

Ethical approval

This study was approved by the ethical committee of the college of veterinary medicine, university of Agriculture,

makurdi, Nigeria with no.001.

RESULTS

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Histomorphometry

Villus height

There was an increase in villus height for all the groups except the control group which experienced a fall in jejuna

villus height in week 6 and 8 (Table 1) and a fall in ileal villus height in week 4 and 6. Group 5 also experienced a fall in jejuna villus height in week 6 (Table 5). The animals in group 4 showed a fall in ilea villus height in week 6. Groups 2, 3, and 5 showed statistically significant increase in villus height (Tables 2, 3 and 5) (P<0.05) while groups 1 and 4 did not cause statistical increase in villus height (Tables 1 and 4) (P>0.05).

Villus width

There was increase in villus width in all the groups. The control group and glutamine treated groups had greater

increase in jejuna villus width at week 4 and a decrease in week 6 and 8 (Table 1). The control group also experienced a

decrease in ilea villus width in week 4 and 6. Glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid treated groups had shown a statistically significant increase in villus width (Tables 2, 3 and 4) (P<0.05). Ascorbic acid treated group had also shown significant increase in ilea villus height.

Crypt Depth

There was an increase in crypt depth in all the groups except the control group (Tables 1-5). Glutamine, honey and

glutamine honey and ascorbic acid treated groups caused a significant increase in crypt depth (P<0.05). Ascorbic acid

treated animals significantly enhanced ilea crypt depth while the control group did not show any significant changes.

Wall thickness

All the groups experienced increase in wall thickness except the control group which experience increase only in

the ilea wall thickness in week 8 of experiment (Tables 1-5). Group 2 (glutamine treated), group 3 (honey treated) and

group 5 (glutamine/ honey/ ascorbic acid treated) animals had shown a significant increase in wall thickness (P< 0.05)

Tables 2, 3 and 5). Ascorbic acids treated group had shown a significant increase in jejunal wall thickness (P<0.05)

(Table 4).

Table 1. Jejunal histomorphometric analysis for dogs (Control group) post 70% small intestinal

resection

Number of dogs (n = 6)

Jejunum

WKs

Mean ±SEM

P value

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2

3

4

5

6

0

1.104

0.937

0.696

0.787

0.814

0.925

0.877±0.058

Villus Height

4

1.024

0.861

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0.943±0.082

0.131

(VH)

6

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0.638

0.725

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-

0.682±0.044

8

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0.772

0.567

0.670±0.103

0

0.979

0.876

0.166

0.192

0.177

0.140

0.422±0.161

Villus Width

4

0.908

0.796

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0.852±0.056

0.138

(VW)

6

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0.110

0.132

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-

0.121±0.011

8

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0.145

0.102

0.124±0.022

0

0.426

0.322

0.680

0.799

0.565

0.322

0.519±0.080

Crypt Depth

4

0.357

0.248

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0.303±0.055

(CD)

0.216

6

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0.622

0.744

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-

0.683±0.061

8

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0.528

0.282

0.405±0.123

0

1.250

0.840

1.021

0.765

0.918

0.826

0.937±0.072

Wall

4

1.038

0.597

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-

0.818±0.221

Thickness (WT)

0.812

6

-

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0.961

0.699

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-

0.830±0.131

8

-

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-

0.887

0.795

0.841±0.046

WKs= Weeks; n= Number of dogs

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Table 2. Jejunal histomorphometric analysis for dogs post 70% small intestinal resection

Number of dogs (n = 6)

Jejunum

WKs

Mean ±SEM

P value

1

2

3

4

5

6

0

0.753

0.876

0.922

0.730

0.684

0.779

0.791±0.037

Villus Height

4

1.026

1.162

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-

-

-

1.094±0.068

0.0002

(VH)

6

-

-

1.317

1.117

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-

1.217±0.100

8

-

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1.341

1.431

1.386±0.045

0

0.141

0.156

0.133

0.129

0.143

0.138

0.422±0.161

Villus Width

4

0.182

0.602

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-

-

-

0.852±0.056

0.138

(VW)

6

-

-

0.204

0.197

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-

0.121±0.011

8

-

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-

1.068

1.029

0.124±0.022

0

0.555

0.676

0.492

0.472\

0.394

0.478

0.511±0.039

Crypt Depth

4

0.606

0.731

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-

-

-

0.669±0.063

(CD)

0.0037

6

-

-

0.794

0.768

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-

0.781±0.013

8

-

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-

-

0.805

0.896

0.851±0.046

0

0.580

0.767

0.804

0.814

0.961

0.607

0.756±0.058

Wall

4

0.815

0.999

-

-

-

-

0.907±0.092

Thickness (WT)

0.0003

6

-

-

1.152

1.168

-

-

1.160±0.008

8

-

-

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-

1.922

1.559

1.741±0.182

WKs= Weeks; n= Number of dogs

Table 3. Jejunal histomorphometric analysis for dogs pre and post 70% small intestinal resection and

anastomosis

Number of dogs (n = 6)

Jejunum

Mean ±SEM

P value

WKs

1

2

3

4

5

6

0

0.866

0.940

0.879

0.761

1.230

0.720

0.899±0.074

Villus Height

4

1.047

1.102

1.075±0.028

0.042

(VH)

6

1.173

1.073

1.123±0.050

8

1.631

1.124

1.378±0.254

0

0.152

0.126

0.163

0.134

0.192

0.141

0.151±0.010

Villus Width

4

0.190

0.158

0.174±0.016

0.030

(VW)

6

0.214

0.183

0.199±0.016

8

0.249

0.201

0.225±0.024

0

0.558

0.708

0.658

0.620

0.774

0.490

0.635±0.042

Crypt Depth

4

0.589

0.742

0.666±0.077

0.027

(CD)

6

0.870

0.920

0.895±0.025

8

1.084

0.802

0.943±0.141

0

0.636

0.800

0.798

0.669

0.724

0.972

0.767±0.049

Wall

4

0.787

0.984

0.886±0.099

0.0001

Thickness (WT)

6

1.047

0.881

0.964±0.083

8

1.636

1.834

1.735±0.099

WKs= Weeks, n= Number of dog

Table 4. Jejunal histomorphometric analysis for dogs pre and post 70% small intestinal resection and anastomosis

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Number of dogs (n = 6)

Jejunum

WKs

Mean ±SEM

P value

1

2

3

4

5

6

0

0.873

0.796

0.992

0.693

0.694

0.772

0.803±0.047

Villus Height

4

0.994

0.972

0.983±0.011

0.093

(VH)

6

1.131

0.872

1.014±0.138

8

1.039

1.113

1.076±0.037

0

0.114

0.163

0.134

0.174

0.153

0.137

0.146±0.009

Villus Width

4

0.132

0.178

0.155±0.023

(VW)

0.132

6

0.166

0.210

0.188±0.022

8

0.197

0.178

0.188±0.010

0

0.790

0.438

0.702

0.511

0.545

0.603

0.598±0.053

Crypt Depth

4

0.81

0.456

0.633±0.177

0.356

(CD)

6

0.842

0.691

0.767±0.076

8

0.747

0.807

0.777±0.030

0

0.700

0.840

0.629

0.608

0.588

0.494

0.643±0.048

Wall

4

0.776

0.924

0.850±0.074

Thickness (WT)

0.005

6

0.979

0.928

0.954±0.026

8

1.091

0.993

1.042±0.049

WKs= Weeks; n= Number of dog

Table 5. Jejunal histomorphometric analysis for dogs pre and post small intestinal resection and anastomosis

Number of dogs (n = 6)

Jejunum

WKs

Mean ±SEM

P value

1

2

3

4

5

6

0

1.333

0.981

0.788

0.765

1.080

0.965

0.985±0.085

Villus Height

4

1.646

1.298

1.472±0.174

0.002

(VH)

6

1.318

1.305

1.312±0.007

8

1.941

1.821

1.881±0.060

0

0.135

0.127

0.132

0.164

0.130

0.152

0.140±0.006

Villus Width

4

0.191

0.187

0.189±0.002

0.0001

(VW)

6

0.212

0.265

0.239±0.027

8

0.271

0.321

0.296±0.025

0

0.574

0.961

0.413

0.592

0.536

0.882

0.660±0.087

Crypt Depth

4

0.639

1.023

0.831±0.192

0.070

(CD)

6

0.812

0.997

0.905±0.093

8

1.05

1.402

1.226±0.176

0

0.716

0.786

0.890

0.597

0.882

0.943

0.802±0.053

Wall

4

1.100

1.175

1.138±0.038

Thickness (WT)

0.0001

6

1.355

1.053

1.204±0.151

8

1.912

1.994

1.953±0.041

WKs= Weeks; n= Number of dog

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Figure 1. The jejunum of dogs at eight weeks post resection showing (a) Necrosis of villi and (b) leucocytes infiltration of laminal propria. (H&E) ×100

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Figure 2. The Ileum of dogs at eight weeks post resection showing (a) mild necrosis and (b) moderate hyperplasia of

villi (H&E) ×100

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Figure 3. The Jejunum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with glutamine showing (a) formation of surface

epithelium (H&E) ×40

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Figure 4. The ileum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with glutamine showing (a) surface epithelium (b)

Hyperplastic villi (H&E) ×100

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Figure 5. The Jejunum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with honey showing normal villi – “a” (H&E) ×40

Figure 6. The ileum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with honey showing complete recovery (H&E) ×40

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Figure 7. The Jejunum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with ascorbic acid showing leucocytic infiltration of

lamina propria of the intestinal mucosa (a) (H&E) ×100

Figure 8. The ileum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment with ascorbic acid showing thickened lamina propria

infiltrated by leucocytes (arrow) (H&E) ×40

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Figure 9. The Jejunum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment showing well formed villi (arrow) (H&E) ×40

Figure 10. The Ileum of dogs at eight weeks after treatment showing well formed surface epithelium and villi (arrow) (H&E) ×40

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Diagram 1. Pre-resection and post-treatment jejunal villi height of dogs in control, glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and glutamine/ honey/ ascorbic acid combination treated groups

Diagram 2. Pre-resection and post-treatment jejuna wall thickness of dogs in control, glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and glutamine/ honey / ascorbic acid combination treated groups

Diagram 3. Pre-resection and post-resection jejunal crypt depth of dogs in control, glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and glutamine/ honey/ascorbic combination acid treated groups

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DISCUSSION

In present study, the effects of glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid combination on

intestinal adaptation in Nigerian dogs suffering from short bowel syndrome following 70% small bowel resection was

evaluated. Dogs in all the groups in this study had diarrhea and loss of weight which is in agreement with the findings of

Gorman et al . (2006), Shaw et al. (2012) and Tappenden (2014). The reason was due to mal-absorption as a result of the loss of mucosal absorptive surface area associated with short bowel syndrome (Shaw et al., 2012; Cunha-Melo and

Costa, 2014; Merritt et al., 2017).

However, there was a reduction in diarrhea in animals treated with glutamine, honey, ascorbic acid and their

combination after one week of treatment. This is due to the adaptive changes taking place in the intestinal mucosa that

improves absorption and digestion of nutrients (Shaw et al., 2012; Vagholkar et al., 2016; Gillard et al., 2017). This is the reason for the increase in weight observed in animals in these four groups.

Animals in the control group however, continue to experience diarrhea especially after feeding due to inadequate

adaptive changes in the intestinal mucosal. Hence the gradual drop in body weight observed in this group. Glutamine is

the major nutrient for the bowel. It is the primary substrate used by enterocytes. Supplementation during catabolic states

improves structural integrity, function and repair of the intestinal mucosa, decreases bacterial translocation and epithelial apoptosis, improves nitrogen balance and influencing gut immune response (Chandler, 2002; Evans et al ., 2003; Grimble, 2005; Larson et al ., 2007). Dogs treated with glutamine (group 2) experienced significant increase (P<0.05) in Villus Height (VH), Crypt Depth (CD), Villus Width (VH) and Wall Thickness (WT). The gradual increase in body

weight observed in this group may be due to enhanced absorption of nutrients from improved adaptation of the remnant

small bowel. Our findings on the use of glutamine in this study, agrees with the previous work by Eyarefe et al . (2012), who used glutamine on dogs with short bowel syndrome following massive small bowel resection and observed a

beneficial adaptive response by the remnant small bowel in those dogs. In this study, dogs treated with honey (group 3)

showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in VH, CD, VW and WT. There was a gradual increase in body weight. There

was also a complete regeneration of the intestinal epithelium. This result is also in agreement with the findings of

Eyarefe et al . (2012) who also used honey to treat dogs suffering from short bowel syndrome and observed positive adaptive response.

Dogs treated with ascorbic acid showed marginal increase in VH, VW, CD and WT. It has been reported that

malassimilation and increased fluid losses with diarrhea may deplete vitamin C in the body (Chandler, 2002). It may be

possible that the dosage of vitamin C used in this study was not enough to compensate for the large losses that had

occurred. Though the increase was not statistically significant, it was comparatively better than that of the control group.

The action of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) was as a result of its powerful antioxidant property where it scavenges and

mopes up reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (free radicals) in the body. These reactive species are generated by

normal cell processes as well as environmental stressors and can cause damage to tissues ( Halliwell and White man,

1997; Telang, 2013). Oxidative stress also occurred in the intestine in diseases and may cause increased inflammation

and permeability (Chandler, 2002). Thus vitamin C reduced potential damage to tissues. All these positive effects may

probably be undermined in this study, due to the insufficiency of vitamin C, which may be responsible for the low/gradual villi height, crypt depth, villi width and wall thickness. The evaluation of ascorbic acid in the treatment of

short bowel syndrome did not report experimentally and there are not enough published data about this research topic.

Dogs on glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid combination (group 5) showed significant increase in VH, VW, CD

and WT. This adaptive response was higher than that observed in glutamine (group 2), honey (group 3) or ascorbic acid

(group 4) treated animals respectively. This showed that the combination of these three supplements had synergistic

effect that could enhance small bowel adaptation in patients with short bowel syndrome. Similarly, the synergistic effect

of these products has not been reported. Animals in the control group did not show any appreciable adaptive response as

there was no significant increase in VH, VW, CD and WT. There was also drop in body weight.

The result of this study has revealed that glutamine, honey and their combination have beneficial intestinal adaptive

response in patients suffering from short bowel syndrome. However, /glutamine/ honey/ ascorbic acid combination

produces higher adaptive response than glutamine, honey or ascorbic acid alone. The higher doses of these supplements

produced better adaptive response than the lower doses.

CONCLUSION

Glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid given individually or in combination enhanced residual bowel efficiency and improved outcome in patients suffering from short bowel syndrome. It is therefore recommended that dogs with signs

attributable to short bowel syndrome should be given supplement of glutamine, honey and ascorbic acid in food.

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DECLARATIONS

Author’s contribution

AIK, JBA and ATE performed the surgery. MLS prepared the histopathology slides and reviewed the manuscript.

Competing interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exists

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Document Outline

- Chandler M (2002). Essentials of nutrition in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disease. In practice, 528-533.

- Cunha-Melo JR and Costa G. (2014). Intestinal transplantation: evolution and current status. Medicalexpress; 1(6):307-322. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/MedicalExpress.2014.06.05

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Chandler M (2002). Essentials of nutrition in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disease. In practi