Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Whole blood fatty acid composition at birth : From the maternal compartment to the infant / C. Agostoni, C. Galli, E. Riva, P. Risè, C. Colombo, M. Giovannini, F. Marangoni. - In: CLINICAL NUTRITION. - ISSN 0261-5614. - 30:4(2011 Aug), pp. 503-505.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The biological role of fatty acids (FA) in the perinatal period is under active investigation. We here describe the application of a simplified microanalytical procedure to compare the FA profile of maternal, umbilical cord and infant whole blood, inclusive of all circulating lipid fractions and cells.
METHODS: The FA composition has been analyzed with a micromethod in 16 triplets, including maternal blood, cord blood at delivery and infant blood at day 4, respectively.
RESULTS: As expected, the FA composition of blood samples withdrawn from the umbilical cord is more similar to the FA composition of blood from 4-day old infants than the FA pattern of maternal blood at delivery. Nevertheless, infant blood FA profile differed from cord for lower long-chain polyunsaturated FA and higher monounsaturated FA.
CONCLUSIONS: Our explorative data using whole blood microanalysis confirm the progressive increase of long-chain polyunsaturated FA levels from the mothers towards cord and then infant blood.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Cord blood; Fatty acids; Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Newborn infants; Pregnancy
Elenco autori:
C. Agostoni, C. Galli, E. Riva, P. Risè, C. Colombo, M. Giovannini, F. Marangoni
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