K A Böckmann1, A von Stumpff2, W Bernhard2, A Shunova2, M Minarski2, B Frische2, S Warmann3, E Schleicher4, C F Poets2, A R Franz2,5. 1. Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard-Karls-University, Calwer Straße 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. katrin.boeckmann@med.uni-tuebingen.de. 2. Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard-Karls-University, Calwer Straße 7, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. 3. Department of Pediatric Surgery and Child Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany. 4. Department of Internal Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany. 5. Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Arachidonic (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are constitutive to membrane phospholipids, and essential for brain and overall development. ARA/DHA pools in term infants (TI) are built during the third trimester, stored as adipose tissue triglycerides and predominantly distributed via plasma phosphatidylcholine (PC). In preterm infants (PTI), placental ARA/DHA supply is replaced by linoleic-acid (LA)-enriched nutrition. This study aimed to investigate the impact of PTI nutrition, compared to placental supply, on fatty acid composition in adipose tissue and blood. METHODS: Prospective observational study (4/2017-3/2019) in 12 PTI and 3 PTI with enterostomy (PTI/E) (gestational age (GA) < 32 weeks) with surgical intervention at term (± 6 weeks) and 14 TI (GA ≥ 34 weeks, surgical intervention < 2 weeks postnatally). PTI/E were analyzed descriptively only. PC and triglyceride fatty acids were analyzed with tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography, respectively. Results were compared between TI and PTI with Wilcoxon Test and shown as median [25th percentile-75th percentile] mol%. RESULTS: PTI had less ARA in adipose tissue TG (0.77[0.67-0.87]% vs. 1.04[0.95-1.14]%, p = 0.0003) and plasma PC (20.7[18.7-22.8]% vs. 28.3[22.7-33.5]%, p = 0.011) than TI. PTI also had less DHA in adipose tissue TG (0.6[0.4-0.8]% vs. 1.1[0.8-1.4]%, p = 0.006) and plasma PC (6.4[5.6-7.1]% vs. 8.4[7.8-13.1]%, p = 0.002). LA was increased in PTI's adipose tissue TG (10.0[8.8-12.3]% vs. 3.0[2.5-3.6]%, p < 0.0001) and plasma PC (48.4[44.6-49.6]% vs. 30.6[24.9-35.6]%, p = 0.0002). Similar differences were observed in erythrocyte PC. CONCLUSION: In PTI, LA is increased and ARA/DHA decreased in adipose tissue, plasma and erythrocyte lipids as proxies for other tissues, likely caused by PTI nutrition. This may contribute to impaired PTI development.
BACKGROUND: Arachidonic (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are constitutive to membrane phospholipids, and essential for brain and overall development. ARA/DHA pools in term infants (TI) are built during the third trimester, stored as adipose tissue triglycerides and predominantly distributed via plasma phosphatidylcholine (PC). In preterm infants (PTI), placental ARA/DHA supply is replaced by linoleic-acid (LA)-enriched nutrition. This study aimed to investigate the impact of PTI nutrition, compared to placental supply, on fatty acid composition in adipose tissue and blood. METHODS: Prospective observational study (4/2017-3/2019) in 12 PTI and 3 PTI with enterostomy (PTI/E) (gestational age (GA) < 32 weeks) with surgical intervention at term (± 6 weeks) and 14 TI (GA ≥ 34 weeks, surgical intervention < 2 weeks postnatally). PTI/E were analyzed descriptively only. PC and triglyceride fatty acids were analyzed with tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography, respectively. Results were compared between TI and PTI with Wilcoxon Test and shown as median [25th percentile-75th percentile] mol%. RESULTS: PTI had less ARA in adipose tissue TG (0.77[0.67-0.87]% vs. 1.04[0.95-1.14]%, p = 0.0003) and plasma PC (20.7[18.7-22.8]% vs. 28.3[22.7-33.5]%, p = 0.011) than TI. PTI also had less DHA in adipose tissue TG (0.6[0.4-0.8]% vs. 1.1[0.8-1.4]%, p = 0.006) and plasma PC (6.4[5.6-7.1]% vs. 8.4[7.8-13.1]%, p = 0.002). LA was increased in PTI's adipose tissue TG (10.0[8.8-12.3]% vs. 3.0[2.5-3.6]%, p < 0.0001) and plasma PC (48.4[44.6-49.6]% vs. 30.6[24.9-35.6]%, p = 0.0002). Similar differences were observed in erythrocyte PC. CONCLUSION: In PTI, LA is increased and ARA/DHA decreased in adipose tissue, plasma and erythrocyte lipids as proxies for other tissues, likely caused by PTI nutrition. This may contribute to impaired PTI development.
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