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BACKGROUND: The incidence and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased considerably in recent years. Many clinical practice guidelines (CPG) have been developed for the management of this disease across different clinical contexts, however, little evidence exists on their methodological quality. Therefore, we aimed to systematically evaluate the quality of CPGs for the diagnosis and treatment of IBD using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument. METHODS: We identified CPGs by searching databases (MEDLINE - PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS) and other sources of gray literature on January 2022. We included guidelines with specific recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of IBD and evaluated them with the AGREE II instrument to assess their methodological quality. Six independent reviewers assessed the quality of the guidelines and resolved conflicts by consensus. We assessed the degree of agreement using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and change in quality over time was appraised in two periods: from 2012 to 2017 and from 2018 to 2022. RESULTS: We analyzed and evaluated 26 CPGs that met the inclusion criteria. The overall agreement among reviewers was moderate (ICC: 0.74; 95% CI 0.36 - 0.89). The mean scores of the AGREE II domains were: "Scope and purpose" 84.51%, "Stakeholder involvement" 60.90%, "Rigor of development" 69.95%, "Clarity of presentation" 85.58%, "Applicability" 26.60%, and "Editorial independence" 62.02%. No changes in quality were found over time. CONCLUSIONS: The quality of the CPGs evaluated was generally good, with a large majority of the assessed guidelines being "recommended" and "recommended with modifications"; despite this, there is still room for improvement, especially in terms of stakeholder involvement and applicability. Efforts to develop high quality CPGs for IBD need to be further optimized.
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Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais , Humanos , Bases de Dados Factuais , Hiperplasia , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/diagnóstico , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/terapiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Dietary polyphenols have beneficial effects on glucose/lipid metabolism in subjects at high risk to develop type 2 diabetes; however, the underlying mechanisms are not clear. We aimed to evaluate: 1) the acute effects of the consumption of a drink rich in polyphenols from red grape pomace (RGPD) on glucose/insulin and triglyceride responses to a standard meal in healthy individuals, and, 2) the relationship between plasma levels of phenolic metabolites and metabolic parameters. METHODS: Twelve healthy men, aged 20-40 years participated in a randomized, controlled study according to a cross-over design. After a 3-day low-polyphenol diet, all participants consumed, on two different days and separated by a one week interval, after an overnight fast, a drink rich in polyphenols (1.562 g gallic acid equivalents (GAE)) or a control drink (CD, no polyphenols), followed after 3 h by a standard meal (960 kcal, 18% protein, 30% fat, 52% CHO). Blood samples were taken at fasting, 3 h after the drink, over 5 h after the standard meal and at fasting on the next day to measure plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, triglyceride and phenolic metabolites. RESULTS: Glycemic and triglyceride post-meal responses were similar after both the RGPD and the control drink. In contrast, postprandial insulin incremental area (iAUC0-5h) was 31% lower (p < 0.05), insulin secretion index was 18% lower (p < 0.016) and insulin sensitivity (SI) index was 36% higher (p = 0.037) after the RGPD compared to CD. Among phenolic metabolites, gallic acid correlated inversely with the insulin response (r = -0.604; p = 0.032) and positively with the SI index (r = 0.588, p = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS: RGPD consumption acutely reduced postprandial insulin levels and improved insulin sensitivity. This effect could be likely related to the increase in gallic acid levels. This drink, added to usual diet, could contribute to increase the daily intake of polyphenols, with potential health benefits. CLINICALTRIALS. GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT02865278.
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Glicemia/metabolismo , Resistência à Insulina/fisiologia , Insulina/metabolismo , Polifenóis/farmacologia , Vitis/química , Adulto , Glicemia/análise , Glicemia/efeitos dos fármacos , Estudos Cross-Over , Sucos de Frutas e Vegetais , Ácido Gálico/sangue , Humanos , Insulina/sangue , Masculino , Projetos Piloto , Polifenóis/administração & dosagem , Triglicerídeos/sangue , Triglicerídeos/metabolismo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Brassica genus includes known horticultural vegetables with major economical importance worldwide, and involves vegetables of economical importance being part of the diet and source of oils for industry in many countries. Brassicales own a broad array of health-promoting compounds, emphasized as healthy rich sources of vitamin C. The adequate management of pre- and postharvest factors including crop varieties, growth conditions, harvesting, handling, storage, and final consumer operations would lead to increase or preserve of the vitamin C content or reduced losses by interfering in the catalysis mechanisms that remains largely unknown, and should be reviewed. Likewise, the importance of the food matrix on the absorption and metabolism of vitamin C is closely related to the range of the health benefits attributed to its intake. However, less beneficial effects were derived when purified compounds were administered in comparison to the ingestion of horticultural products such as Brassicas, which entail a closely relation between this food matrix and the bioavailability of its content in vitamin C. This fact should be here also discussed. These vegetables of immature flowers or leaves are used as food stuffs all over the world and represent a considerable part of both western and non-Western diets, being inexpensive crops widely spread and reachable to all social levels, constituting an important source of dietary vitamin C, which may work synergistically with the wealth of bioactive compounds present in these foods.
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Ácido Ascórbico/administração & dosagem , Brassica/química , Dieta , Agricultura/métodos , Ácido Ascórbico/análise , Ácido Ascórbico/farmacocinética , Disponibilidade Biológica , Brassica/genética , Brassica/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Culinária/métodos , Meio Ambiente , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos , Qualidade dos Alimentos , Promoção da Saúde , Humanos , Necessidades Nutricionais , Valor Nutritivo , Especificidade da EspécieAssuntos
Bancos de Leite Humano/normas , Leite Humano , Chile , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-NascidoRESUMO
Antecedentes y objetivos. La osteoporosis es una comorbilidad frecuente en los pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC). Hemos examinado el riesgo de fractura osteoporótica mayor y el riesgo de fractura de cadera en pacientes con EPOC. Pacientes y métodos. Se trata de un estudio observacional, multicéntrico, realizado en 26 hospitales de 16 comunidades autónomas de España. Se incluyeron pacientes diagnosticados de EPOC que requirieron ingreso y que fueron admitidos en un Servicio de Medicina Interna por exacerbación de su enfermedad respiratoria. La EPOC se confirmó mediante una espirometría posbroncodilatadora en fase estable: volumen espiratorio máximo en el primer segundo (FEV1) < 80% del valor teórico y cociente (FEV1)/capacidad vital forzada < 0,7 tras la administración de un broncodilatador. La disnea se evaluó con la escala modificada del Medical Research Council (mMRC). La variable principal fue la probabilidad de fractura con la herramienta FRAX® para la población española. Resultados. Se incluyeron 392 pacientes, 347 (88%) varones, con una edad (media y desviación estándar) de 73,7 (8,9) años y un FEV1 de 1,23 l (43,3% del predicho). Sólo 37 pacientes (9,4%; 27 varones y 10 mujeres) habían sido diagnosticados previamente de osteoporosis. Un riesgo >= 20% de sufrir en los siguientes 10 años una fractura osteoporótica mayor lo presentó un 1,8% (intervalo de convianza [IC] 95%: 0,9-3,6) y un riesgo ≥ 3% de padecer una fractura de cadera lo presentó un 49,7% (IC 95%: 44,8-54,7) de los enfermos con EPOC. No se observó relación entre la probabilidad de fractura y el estadio GOLD o la escala de disnea evaluada con la escala mMRC. Conclusiones. En nuestro medio, el diagnóstico de osteoporosis en los pacientes con EPOC es poco frecuente. Sin embargo, la mitad de ellos tiene un riesgo elevado de padecer una fractura de cadera en los próximos 10 años(AU)
Aim. Osteoporosis is a frequent comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have studied the risk of major osteoporotic fracture and hip fracture in patients with COPD. Patients and methods. A multicenter cross-sectional study was performed in Spain in 26 hospitals of 16 regional communities. Patients diagnosed with COPD who required admission to the Internal Medicine Service due to exacerbation of their respiratory disease were enrolled. COPD was confirmed by post-bronchodilator spirometry in stable state: maximum expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) < 80% of the theoretical value and quotient FEV1/FVC < 0.70 and percent predicted after the administration of a bronchodilator. Dyspnea was evaluated with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale. The principal variable was the likelihood of fracture evaluated with the FRAX® tool for the Spanish population. Results. Three hundred and ninety two patients, 347 (88%) men, with a mean (SD) age of 73.7 (8.9) years and a mean FEV1 of 1.23 liters (43.3% of predicted) were enrolled. Only 37 patients (9.4%), 27 men and 10 women had been diagnosed previously of osteoporosis. Overall, 1.8% (95% CI: 0.9-3.6) had a 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture >= 20% and 49.7% (95% CI: 44.8-54.7) had a probability of hip fracture ≥ 3%. No relationship was observed between the probability of fracture and GOLD stage or mMRC dyspnea scale. Conclusions. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is uncommon in our COPD patients. However, half of them have a high probability of a hip fracture in the next 10 years(AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Osteoporose/complicações , Osteoporose/diagnóstico , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/complicações , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/diagnóstico , Fraturas do Quadril/complicações , Fatores de Risco , Comorbidade , Espirometria/métodos , Broncodilatadores/uso terapêutico , Dispneia/complicações , Intervalos de ConfiançaRESUMO
AIM: Osteoporosis is a frequent comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have studied the risk of major osteoporotic fracture and hip fracture in patients with COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A multicenter cross-sectional study was performed in Spain in 26 hospitals of 16 regional communities. Patients diagnosed with COPD who required admission to the Internal Medicine Service due to exacerbation of their respiratory disease were enrolled. COPD was confirmed by post-bronchodilator spirometry in stable state: maximum expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) < 80% of the theoretical value and quotient FEV(1)/FVC < 0.70 and percent predicted after the administration of a bronchodilator. Dyspnea was evaluated with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale. The principal variable was the likelihood of fracture evaluated with the FRAX® tool for the Spanish population. RESULTS: Three hundred and ninety two patients, 347 (88%) men, with a mean (SD) age of 73.7 (8.9) years and a mean FEV1 of 1.23 liters (43.3% of predicted) were enrolled. Only 37 patients (9.4%), 27 men and 10 women had been diagnosed previously of osteoporosis. Overall, 1.8% (95% CI: 0.9-3.6) had a 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20% and 49.7% (95% CI: 44.8-54.7) had a probability of hip fracture ≥ 3%. No relationship was observed between the probability of fracture and GOLD stage or mMRC dyspnea scale. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of osteoporosis is uncommon in our COPD patients. However, half of them have a high probability of a hip fracture in the next 10 years.
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Fraturas do Quadril/etiologia , Fraturas por Osteoporose/etiologia , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/complicações , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Osteoporose/complicações , Estudos Prospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de RiscoAssuntos
Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica , Aminopiridinas/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Benzamidas/uso terapêutico , Ciclopropanos/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Inibidores da Fosfodiesterase 4/uso terapêutico , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/diagnóstico , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Objetivo: conocer la semiología y el tratamiento sintomático que precede a la defunción de los pacientes de servicios médicos no oncológicos. Método: durante 11 semanas se estudiaron todas las defunciones en los Servicios Médicos exceptuando Oncología. Se recopilaron los datos clínicos de agonía mediante revisión de las historias y entrevista al equipo responsable, así como la medicación administrada. Se analizó la relación entre los signos y síntomas definitorios de agonía y la proximidad del fallecimiento. Resultados: se incluyeron 38 pacientes, 68,4% mujeres, con una edad media de 82 años (64-97), de los cuales 31 (82%) estaban ingresados en Medicina Interna. Los diagnósticos principales fueron demencia en 9 casos (24%), ictus en 7 (18%), enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica en 4 (11%) e insuficiencia cardiaca en 3 (8%). Durante los cinco días anteriores al fallecimiento, 34 pacientes (89%) presentaron debilidad máxima, 33 (87%) incapacidad para la ingesta, 30 (79%) alteraciones respiratorias, 26 (68%) disminución del nivel de consciencia, 18 (47%) fiebre, 16 (42%) estertores respiratorios, 15 (39%) xerostomía, 13 (34%) mala perfusión periférica y 8 (21%) episodios de agitación. La disminución del nivel de conciencia, incapacidad para la ingesta, alteraciones respiratorias, estertores y mala perfusión periférica se relacionaron con la defunción en los 4 días siguientes. El riesgo de fallecer aumentó más de 3 veces cuando se presentaban dos o más síntomas. El 69% de los pacientes con estertores respiratorios y el 43% de los que presentaron agitación no recibió tratamiento específico. Conclusiones: la mayoría de las defunciones estudiadas fueron precedidas de un periodo de agonía, a menudo no reconocida ni tratada. Sería conveniente diseñar protocolos de actuación para los pacientes de servicios médicos no oncológicos (AU)
Objective: to know the symptoms and symptomatic treatment preceding the death of patients in medical services, except in Oncology. Method: we studied all deaths in medical services, except in Oncology, for 11 weeks. We collected the clinical data of agony by reviewing medical and nursing records, by interviewing responsible teams, and by reviewing the medication administered. The relationship between the signs and symptoms that define the proximity of agony and death was analyzed. Results: we included 38 patients (68.4% women) with a mean age of 82 (64-97); 31 (82%) of them were admitted to Internal Medicine. The primary diagnosis was dementia in 9 cases (24%), stroke in 7 (18%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 4 (11%), and heart failure in 3 cases (8%). During the last five days before death. 34 patients (89%) had maximum weakness, 33 (87%) inability to ingest, 30 (79%) respiratory distress, 26 (68%) decreased level of consciousness, 18 (47 %) fever, 16 (42%) respiratory rales, 15 (39%) dry mouth, 13 (34%) poor peripheral perfusion, and 8 (21%) episodes of agitation. Decreased level of consciousness, inability to ingest, respiratory distress, rales, and poor peripheral perfusion were related to death in the next 4 days. The risk of death increased over 3 times when two or more symptoms were present. In an, 69% of patients with respiratory rales and 43% of those with agitation received no specific treatment. Conclusions: most deaths studied were preceded by a period of agony, often unrecognized and untreated. It would be designed for these patients in medical services (AU)
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Humanos , Cuidados Paliativos/organização & administração , Cuidados Paliativos na Terminalidade da Vida/organização & administração , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Doente Terminal/estatística & dados numéricos , Estatísticas HospitalaresRESUMO
The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is an option for the recurrent patellar instability. We developed a prospective study whose objective was to show the functional results at 6 and 12 months of patients who underwent MPFL reconstruction with semitendinosus (St) autograft. Four patients (5 knees) were treated between May 2006 and May 2008. The Kujala´s test before surgery in all patients was poor (< 50 points); 6 months after the surgery 4 cases turned out to be "good and very good" (only 1 case "poor", but increased her score to 78 points) and after 12 months of follow-up, 5 cases scored "very good and excellent" (score > 90 points). The Tegner´s test showed an increased of activity that was normal for the patients, and with the Insall´s test all patients referred very satisfied 12 months after surgery. Up to this stage, there has been no recurrence. In our local environment, the MPFL reconstruction with St. is a valid treatment to recover the patellofemoral mecanic.
La reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial (LPFM) es una alternativa en la inestabilidad rotuliana recurrente. Desarrollamos un estudio prospectivo con el objetivo de exponer los resultados funcionales a los 6 y 12 meses de pacientes sometidos a una reconstrucción del LPFM con semitendinoso (St). Son 4 pacientes (5 rodillas) operados entre mayo 2006 y mayo 2008. El test de kujala preoperatorio era "malo" (< 50 pts) en todos, a los 6 meses post op. 4 casos de "bueno y muy bueno" resultado (sólo 1 caso "malo", pero con incremento de su score a 78) y a los 12 meses (5 casos) todos con función "muy bueno y excelente" (score > 90 pts). El test de Tegner mostró un aumento del nivel de actividad considerada de normal en todos los pacientes, y en el test de Insall todos refieren excelente mejoría a los 12 meses. Hasta la fecha no existen recidivas. En nuestro medio local, la reconstrucción del LPFM con St. es una alternativa válida para recuperar la mecánica patelofemoral.
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Humanos , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Instabilidade Articular/cirurgia , Ligamento Patelar/cirurgia , Luxação Patelar/cirurgia , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Seguimentos , Instabilidade Articular/prevenção & controle , Satisfação do Paciente , Estudos Prospectivos , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Recidiva , Resultado do Tratamento , Tendões/transplanteRESUMO
Peripheral tissue injury as well as spinal cord injury (SCI) may lead to sensitization of dorsal horn neurons and alterations in nociceptive processing. Thus, peripheral injuries experienced by SCI patients, even if not initially perceived, could result in a persistent and widespread activation of dorsal horn neurons and emerge as chronic pain with interventive repair or modest recovery from SCI. To visualize the spinal neuron response to peripheral tissue injury following complete SCI in rats, the neural transcription factor Fos was quantitated in the spinal cord. Two weeks following either a complete transection of the spinal cord at the level of T8 or a sham surgery (laminectomy), rats were injected with formalin into the left hind paw. Sham-operated rats demonstrated biphasic hind paw pain-related behavior following formalin injection, but transected rats displayed fewer behaviors in the second (tonic) phase. Stereological analysis of the sham group revealed that the extent of formalin-induced Fos expression was within the lumbar dorsal horn, with numerous Fos-like immunoreactive profiles in the ipsilateral dorsal horn and some contralateral immunoreactive profiles. In contrast, the level of Fos-like immunoreactivity in the transected group was significantly elevated and expanded in range compared to the sham group, with increases observed in the normal laminar distribution regions, as well as multi-segmentally through sacral levels and increases in the contralateral dorsal horn segments. The data demonstrate that widespread activation of spinal, especially dorsal horn, neurons following peripheral insult can occur in the injured spinal cord, despite reduced pain responsiveness, and suggests that exaggerated pain may emerge as spinal recovery or repair progresses.
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Desinfetantes/farmacologia , Formaldeído/farmacologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Oncogênicas v-fos/farmacocinética , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/fisiopatologia , Análise de Variância , Animais , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Contagem de Células/métodos , Feminino , Lateralidade Funcional , Medição da Dor/métodos , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/patologia , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a potent regulator of inflammation and cell growth. Using the Emu-Myc lymphoma mouse model, we demonstrate that loss of MIF markedly delays the onset of B-cell lymphoma development in vivo. The molecular basis for this MIF-loss-induced phenotype is the perturbed DNA-binding activity of E2F factors and the concomitantly enhanced tumor suppressor activity of the p53 pathway. Accordingly, premalignant MIF-null Emu-Myc B-cells are predisposed to delayed S-phase progression and increased apoptosis. MIF-deficient lymphomas that do arise under these conditions contain frequent ARF deletions and p53 inactivating mutations. Conversely, MIF expression is retained in tumors developed by wild-type Emu-Myc animals, and the presence of one or both MIF alleles is sufficient to accelerate the development of Myc-induced lymphomas. Collectively, these results indicate that MIF promotes Myc-mediated tumorigenesis, at least in the B-lymphoid compartment, and implicate MIF as a mediator of malignant cell growth in vivo.
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Linfoma de Células B/metabolismo , Fatores Inibidores da Migração de Macrófagos/deficiência , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-myc/fisiologia , Animais , Apoptose/genética , Apoptose/fisiologia , Linfócitos B/citologia , Linfócitos B/metabolismo , Linfócitos B/fisiologia , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição E2F , Feminino , Deleção de Genes , Expressão Gênica , Genes myc/genética , Marcação In Situ das Extremidades Cortadas , Linfoma de Células B/genética , Fatores Inibidores da Migração de Macrófagos/genética , Fatores Inibidores da Migração de Macrófagos/fisiologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Camundongos Transgênicos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-myc/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p14ARF/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p14ARF/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether thoracic sympathectomy induced any change in the pattern of abnormalities or in the waveform of the sudomotor skin response (SSR) in patients with primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH). METHODS: We recorded the SSR to median nerve electrical stimuli before and after bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy in 27 patients with PPH. We analyzed the changes in amplitude, type of waveform and pattern of abnormality. RESULTS: All patients reported symptomatic improvement. The amplitude of the SSR decreased significantly in patients examined within 1 year after surgery, but was not different in patients examined after 1 year. The number of abnormally enhanced responses reduced after surgery, but there was no significant change in the number of patients with enhanced excitability recovery or with double-peak responses to single stimuli. There was a significant increase in the number of SSRs with a predominantly negative waveform after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The persistence of SSR abnormalities after surgery suggests that the central nervous system dysfunction is not modified by sympathectomy. The change of the waveform to predominantly negative type after surgery could be the consequence of the decrease in the production of sweating. SIGNIFICANCE: Our results show the effects of sympathectomy on the SSR and on its abnormal patterns in patients with PPH.
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Hiperidrose/cirurgia , Nervo Mediano/fisiopatologia , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Pele , Simpatectomia/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Estimulação Elétrica/métodos , Seguimentos , Mãos/fisiopatologia , Mãos/efeitos da radiação , Humanos , Hiperidrose/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Nervo Mediano/efeitos da radiação , Medição da Dor/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Toracoscopia/métodosRESUMO
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Feminino , Masculino , Criança , Humanos , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/farmacocinética , Sistema Imunitário , Telencéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimentoAssuntos
Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Encéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/fisiologia , Crescimento/fisiologia , Idoso , Animais , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Dieta , Desenvolvimento Embrionário e Fetal/fisiologia , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/metabolismo , Ácidos Graxos Essenciais/farmacologia , Crescimento/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-NascidoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: A randomized, masked, controlled trial was conducted to assess effects of supplementing premature infant formulas with oils containing the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, arachidonic acid (AA; 20:4 n6), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6 n3) on growth, visual acuity, and multiple indices of development. METHODS: Infants (N = 470) with birth weights 750 to 1800 g were assigned within 72 hours of the first enteral feeding to 1 of 3 formula groups with or without long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: 1) control (N = 144), 2) AA+DHA from fish/fungal oil (N = 140), and 3) AA+DHA from egg-derived triglyceride (egg-TG)/fish oil (N = 143). Infants were fed human milk and/or Similac Special Care with or without 0.42% AA and 0.26% DHA to term corrected age (CA), then fed human milk or NeoSure with or without 0.42% AA and 0.16% DHA to 12 months' CA. Infants fed exclusively human milk to term CA (EHM-T; N = 43) served as a reference. RESULTS: Visual acuity measured by acuity cards at 2, 4, and 6 months' CA was not different among groups. Visual acuity measured by swept-parameter visual-evoked potentials in a subgroup from 3 sites (45 control, 50 AA+DHA [fish/fungal]; 39 AA+DHA [egg-TG/fish]; and 23 EHM-T) was better in both the AA+DHA (fish/fungal; least square [LS] means [cycle/degree] +/- standard error [SE; octaves] 11.4 +/- 0.1) and AA+DHA (egg-TG/fish; 12.5 +/- 0.1) than control (8.4 +/- 0.1) and closer to that of the EHM-T group (16.0 +/- 0.2) at 6 months' CA. Visual acuity improved from 4 to 6 months' CA in all but the control group. Scores on the Fagan test of novelty preference were greater in AA+DHA (egg-TG/fish; LS means +/- SE, 59.4 +/- 7.7) than AA+DHA (fish/fungal; 57.0 +/- 7.5) and control (57.5 +/- 7.4) at 6 months' CA, but not at 9 months' CA. There were no differences in the Bayley Mental Development Index at 12 months' CA. However, the Bayley motor development index was higher for AA+DHA (fish/fungal; LS means +/- SE, 90.6 +/- 4.4) than control (81.8 +/- 4.3) for infants =1250 g. When Spanish-speaking infants and twins were excluded from the analyses, the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory revealed that control infants (LS means +/- SE, 94.1 +/- 2.9) had lower vocabulary comprehension at 14 months' CA than AA+DHA (fish/fungal) infants (100.6 +/- 2.9) or AA+DHA (egg-TG/fish) infants (102.2 +/- 2.8). There were no consistent differences in weight, length, head circumference, or anthropometric gains. CONCLUSION: These results showed a benefit of supplementing formulas for premature infants with AA and DHA from either a fish/fungal or an egg-TG/fish source from the time of first enteral feeding to 12 months' CA.