| Lipid digestion and absorption in early life: an update. | |
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PMID: 20179589 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To highlight our understanding of digestion and absorption of dietary lipids in newborn infants, and specifically how these processes differ from those in children and adults. RECENT FINDINGS: The intestinal concentration of pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PTL) and bile salts is lower in newborns compared to later in life. Instead the PTL-related protein 2 and bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL) are the key enzymes secreted from pancreas, which in concerted action with gastric lipase operate to achieve efficient fat absorption during infancy. BSSL is also present in human milk which affects fat absorption and growth in breast-fed preterm infants. Under conditions of low luminal bile salt concentrations fat absorption is likely to occur from liquid crystalline product phases, which may result in absorption from an extended part of the small intestinal mucosal surfaces compared to adults. Chylomicron assembly and secretion also seem to adapt to the specific situation of the newborn. SUMMARY: Both fat digestion and product absorption are different in newborn infants compared to adults; other lipases are used for digestion and different physical-chemical phases may be used for product absorption. Why these differences occur is still an unsolved question of considerable importance to neonatal nutrition. |
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Authors:
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Susanne Lindquist; Olle Hernell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care Volume: 13 ISSN: 1535-3885 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-15 Completed Date: 2010-10-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9804399 Medline TA: Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 314-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical Sciences/Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. susanne.lindquist@pediatri.umu.se |
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Adult Bile Acids and Salts / metabolism* Breast Feeding Chylomicrons / metabolism Dietary Fats / metabolism* Digestion* Humans Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Intestinal Absorption Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism Intestine, Small / metabolism* Lipase / metabolism* Lipid Metabolism* Milk, Human / chemistry Pancreas / enzymology |
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0/Bile Acids and Salts; 0/Chylomicrons; 0/Dietary Fats; EC 3.1.1.3/CEL protein, human; EC 3.1.1.3/Lipase |
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