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- A study was conducted on low birth weight (LBW) infants to assess how parenteral lipid infusions influence their antioxidant systems.
- Ten infants received a nutrition regimen with lipid emulsion, while another ten received it without, showing that lipid emulsions raised vitamin E levels but decreased selenium levels in both groups.
- Despite the changes in vitamin levels, neither group exhibited signs of deficient antioxidant systems, and lipid infusion was linked to better weight gain, though it also resulted in instances of hyperlipidemia.
Article Abstract
A randomized prospective study of LBW infants was undertaken to evaluate the effect of parenteral lipid infusions upon their antioxidant systems. Ten babies received a parenteral nutrition regimen with lipid emulsion, and ten received a regimen without lipid. Although the addition of lipid emulsion to the total parenteral nutrition regimen led to a rise in vitamin E levels, the selenium levels fell in both groups. Neither group showed evidence of deficient antioxidant systems by the peroxide hemolysis test or thiobarbituric acid test. There did not seem to be any adverse effect of the lipid infusion upon the clinical course of the infants except for hyperlipidemia. There was a better weight gain in infants receiving lipid.
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