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Randomized controlled study of digestive enzyme activity following trophic feeding.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12022301     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A randomized, controlled, prospective study of 80 preterm infants of birthweight less than 1750 g requiring ventilatory support was performed. While ventilatory support was required group TF (39 infants) received trophic feeding (0.5-1 ml h(-1)) along with parenteral nutrition, whereas group C (41 infants) received parenteral nutrition alone. When ventilatory support was no longer required milk feeds were started in group C and then increased in both groups until full milk feeds were established. The ratio of lactase to sucrase activity (L:S ratio) was measured in aspirated proximal intestinal fluid on 3 occasions: immediately after ventilatory support was withdrawn (T0), 7 days later (T7) and 14 days later (T14). On the same 3 occasions faecal chymotrypsin activity was measured. The mean difference (95% confidence interval) L:S ratio was significantly higher in group TF at both T0 and T14, 1.8 (0.03, 3.57) and 0.78 (0.2, 1.35) U l(-1), respectively. There was no significant difference in faecal chymotrypsin concentration. CONCLUSION: Trophic feeding alters relative intestinal disaccharidase activity, probably by inducing lactase production, but has no effect on pancreatic chymotrypsin activity.
Authors:
R J McClure; S J Newell
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)     Volume:  91     ISSN:  0803-5253     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Paediatr.     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-22     Completed Date:  2002-11-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9205968     Medline TA:  Acta Paediatr     Country:  Norway    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  292-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. rob.mcclure@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chymotrypsin / analysis,  metabolism*
Confidence Intervals
Digestive System / enzymology*
Enteral Nutrition / methods*
Feces / chemistry
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature / growth & development*
Lactase
Male
Pancreas / enzymology*
Parenteral Nutrition / methods*
Probability
Prospective Studies
Respiration, Artificial
Statistics, Nonparametric
Sucrase / analysis,  metabolism
beta-Galactosidase / analysis,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.2.1.108/Lactase; EC 3.2.1.23/beta-Galactosidase; EC 3.2.1.48/Sucrase; EC 3.4.21.1/Chymotrypsin

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