Faecal fatty acids and gastrointestinal upset in newborn infants
| Autor: | Erkki Eerola, O. P. Lehtonen, P. Kero, P. Ahtonen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Diarrhea
chemistry.chemical_classification Flora Neonatal intensive care unit Gastrointestinal Diseases Fatty Acids Infant Newborn Infant Physiology Fatty acid Biology Abdominal distension Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Gastrointestinal upset Intestines Feces Biochemistry chemistry medicine Humans lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) medicine.symptom Flatulence Intestinal colonization |
| Zdroj: | Letters in Applied Microbiology. 24:91-94 |
| ISSN: | 1472-765X 0266-8254 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1997.00341.x |
| Popis: | Patterns of long-chain faecal fatty. acids were studied by gas-liquid chromatography in 55 newborn infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. Decreased fractions of fatty acid C16: l 9 and increased fractions of C16:0 and C17 :0 were associated with the occurrence of abdominal distension. Decreased fractions of C16 : 1 9 and C18 : 2 9.1 were associated with diarrhoea. Flatulence was found in infants who had relatively smaller amounts of fatty acids Cl 7 : 0D and Cl 5 : 0 in their faecal samples. The differences in the patterns of faecal fatty acids are due to differences in bacterial flora. The results support the hypothesis that the initial intestinal colonization plays a role in the later gastrointestinal signs of newborn infants. |
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