BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether immune modulation by lipids contributes to the high risk of infectious complications that is associated with the use of parenteral nutrition. Although mixed long- and medium-chain triacylglycerol (LCT-MCT)-containing emulsions, but not pure LCT emulsions, activate neutrophils and impair crucial leukocyte functions in vitro, in vivo studies have failed to corroborate these findings. OBJECTIVES: The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effects of LCT and LCT-MCT on immune function in healthy humans and to assess whether the lack of in vivo effects results from sampling errors due to extravascular sequestration of activated neutrophils. DESIGN:Saline, LCT-MCT, and LCT emulsions were administered intravenously for 4.5 h to 12 healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover design. Plasma triacylglycerol concentrations were clamped at a clinically relevant concentration of 3-5 mmol/L. Leukocyte population counts and neutrophil activation were assessed before and after infusion. Leukocyte sequestration was evaluated by monitoring the distribution of Technetium-99m-labeled autologous leukocytes during infusions. RESULTS: Whereas LCT exerted no greater effects than did saline, LCT-MCT significantly decreased lymphocyte counts. However, no evidence for neutrophil activation was found with either lipid. Moreover, the clearance of radiolabeled leukocytes from the liver, spleen, and lungs was not altered by any lipid, which suggested that lipid emulsions do not induce leukocyte sequestration. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term infusion of LCT-MCT (but not LCT) to healthy humans modulates leukocyte population counts but, in clear contrast with the in vitro situation, does not induce neutrophil activation. These disparate findings cannot be explained by MCT-induced leukocyte sequestration.
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BACKGROUND: It remains unclear whether immune modulation by lipids contributes to the high risk of infectious complications that is associated with the use of parenteral nutrition. Although mixed long- and medium-chain triacylglycerol (LCT-MCT)-containing emulsions, but not pure LCT emulsions, activate neutrophils and impair crucial leukocyte functions in vitro, in vivo studies have failed to corroborate these findings. OBJECTIVES: The present investigation was conducted to evaluate the effects of LCT and LCT-MCT on immune function in healthy humans and to assess whether the lack of in vivo effects results from sampling errors due to extravascular sequestration of activated neutrophils. DESIGN:Saline, LCT-MCT, and LCT emulsions were administered intravenously for 4.5 h to 12 healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover design. Plasma triacylglycerol concentrations were clamped at a clinically relevant concentration of 3-5 mmol/L. Leukocyte population counts and neutrophil activation were assessed before and after infusion. Leukocyte sequestration was evaluated by monitoring the distribution of Technetium-99m-labeled autologous leukocytes during infusions. RESULTS: Whereas LCT exerted no greater effects than did saline, LCT-MCT significantly decreased lymphocyte counts. However, no evidence for neutrophil activation was found with either lipid. Moreover, the clearance of radiolabeled leukocytes from the liver, spleen, and lungs was not altered by any lipid, which suggested that lipid emulsions do not induce leukocyte sequestration. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term infusion of LCT-MCT (but not LCT) to healthy humans modulates leukocyte population counts but, in clear contrast with the in vitro situation, does not induce neutrophil activation. These disparate findings cannot be explained by MCT-induced leukocyte sequestration.
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