Dietary supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants: effects on cerebral maturation
| Autor: | M.S. van der Knaap, G. van Wezel-Meijler, E J Jonkman, J. Valk, J. Huisman, H. N. Lafeber |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pediatric surgery, Amsterdam Neuroscience - Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms, Medical psychology |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Psychomotor learning medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity business.industry Physiology General Medicine Surgery chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Docosahexaenoic acid Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cohort Medicine Arachidonic acid Analysis of variance medicine.symptom business Prospective cohort study Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| Zdroj: | Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 91(9), 942-950. Wiley-Blackwell Van Wezel-Meijler, G, Van der Knaap, M S, Huisman, J, Jonkman, E J, Valk, J & Lafeber, H N 2002, ' Dietary supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants : Effects on cerebral maturation ', Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, vol. 91, no. 9, pp. 942-950 . https://doi.org/10.1080/080352502760272632 |
| ISSN: | 0803-5253 |
| Popis: | Aim: To study the influence of dietary-supplied long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on structural brain maturation in preterm infants and to investigate parameters of functional brain development, relating them to structural maturation. Other studies have suggested that dietary supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants may enhance their visual development. The influence on structural brain development has never been evaluated. Methods: In a prospective, double-blind study, 42 formula-fed premature infants were randomized to be fed either a standard preterm formula without long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids or an identical formula supplemented with docosahexaenoic acid (0.015g/100 ml) and arachidonic acid (0.031 g/100 ml). Infants with significant cerebral damage, retinopathy, chronic disease or feeding problems were excluded. Follow-up was focused on assessment of cerebral myelination by MRI. Psychomotor, mental and visual development was analysed and flash-visual evoked potentials were recorded. Results: It was found that progress of myelination, mental and motor development and latencies of visual evoked potentials were not positively influenced by supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. At each test age, visual acuity was slightly better in the supplemented infants than in the non-supplemented infants, but the difference never reached significance level Conclusion: Supplementation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids did not have a demonstrable positive influence on structural brain maturation. Related to this finding, in this small cohort of preterm infants without significant neurological damage, sample size being restricted by strict inclusion criteria and MRI procedures, no significant positive effects were found on psychomotor, mental and visual development. |
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