Abstract: Background: Phytosterols in vegetable oil (VO)-based lipid emulsions (LE) likely contribute to parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC) in preterm infants. No characterization of plasma phytosterol half-lives has been done in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) with LE. Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 45 VLBW preterm infants who received PN underwent serial blood sample measurements of sitosterol (SITO), campesterol (CAMP), and stigmasterol (STIGM). Plasma phytosterol half-lives were calculated from the phytosterol concentrations decay curves by using a single-compartment model. Results: After the stop of the intravenous LE, study infants had significantly lower plasma total CAMP, STIGM and SITO concentrations. The decay of plasma phytosterol concentrations was monoexponential. Half-life of plasma total CAMP, STIGM and SITO was 13.5 +/- 6.9, 10.3 +/- 4.5 and 103 +/- 4.0 days, respectively. Plasma phytosterol half-lives did not correlate with gestational age, birth weight, cumulative phytosterol intakes and plasma conjugated bilirubin. Conclusion: VLBW preterm infants on PN with LE had rather long plasma phytosterol half-lives similar to hypercholesterolemic adults and phytosterolemic homozygotes patients. We speculate that the accumulation of phytosterols could contribute to their vulnerability to PNAC. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. All rights reserved.

Half-life of plasma phytosterols in very low birth weight preterm infants on routine parenteral nutrition with vegetable oil-based lipid emulsions

Cogo, Paola;
2018-01-01

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Abstract: Background: Phytosterols in vegetable oil (VO)-based lipid emulsions (LE) likely contribute to parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis (PNAC) in preterm infants. No characterization of plasma phytosterol half-lives has been done in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) with LE. Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 45 VLBW preterm infants who received PN underwent serial blood sample measurements of sitosterol (SITO), campesterol (CAMP), and stigmasterol (STIGM). Plasma phytosterol half-lives were calculated from the phytosterol concentrations decay curves by using a single-compartment model. Results: After the stop of the intravenous LE, study infants had significantly lower plasma total CAMP, STIGM and SITO concentrations. The decay of plasma phytosterol concentrations was monoexponential. Half-life of plasma total CAMP, STIGM and SITO was 13.5 +/- 6.9, 10.3 +/- 4.5 and 103 +/- 4.0 days, respectively. Plasma phytosterol half-lives did not correlate with gestational age, birth weight, cumulative phytosterol intakes and plasma conjugated bilirubin. Conclusion: VLBW preterm infants on PN with LE had rather long plasma phytosterol half-lives similar to hypercholesterolemic adults and phytosterolemic homozygotes patients. We speculate that the accumulation of phytosterols could contribute to their vulnerability to PNAC. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. All rights reserved.
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