| Vitamin A in Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. | |
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PMID: 22564302 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the most serious challenges in the care of the very preterm infants, affecting approximately one-quarter of infants born <1500g birth weight and 30% <1000g. Oxygen toxicity may contribute to its pathogenesis. Vitamin A concentrations are lower in BPD infants which may result in a reduction of the antioxidant protection. It has been found to up regulate genes necessary for fetal lung growth and increase surfactant production in animal models and is also involved in the modulation of immunological and inflammatory responses by regulation of cytokine production. Retinoic acid plays a key role in lung development improving alveolar septation. Evidence exists that vitamin A supplementation for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, beyond that routinely given in multivitamin preparations, is associated with a reduction in death or BPD. So, parenteral administration of vitamin A to the newborn is one of the current recommended preventive therapies for BPD (number needed to treat 12; 95% CI: 6-94; The information on long-term neurodevelopmental status suggests no evidence of either benefit or harm. Estimates for cerebral palsy range from a number needed to treat of 11 to a number needed to harm of 33. Nowadays, is seems that administration of antenatal vitamin A to the mother in late pregnancy associated with neonatal supplementation can better prevent the development of BPD in areas of endemic vitamin A deficiency.The benefits, in terms of vitamin A status, safety and acceptability of delivering vitamin A in an intravenous emulsion compared with repeat intramuscular injections, the association of vitamin A prenatal and postnatal, as well as the effectiveness and safety of administered high dose vitamin A in ELBW infants waits evaluation and should be assessed in further trials. |
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Hercília Guimarães; Maria Beatriz Guedes; Gustavo Rocha1; Teresa Tomé; António Albino-Teixeira |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-18 |
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Title: Current pharmaceutical design Volume: - ISSN: 1873-4286 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-5-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9602487 Medline TA: Curr Pharm Des Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, NICU, São João Hospital, Alameda Prof Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto. herciliaguimaraes@gmail.com. |
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