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Zheng Y, Mostamand S. Nutrition in children with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:943649. [PMID: 37215591 PMCID: PMC10196508 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.943649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition defined as pancreatic loss of exocrine function, including decreased digestive enzymes and bicarbonate secretion, which leads to maldigestion and malabsorption of nutrients. It is a common complication in many pancreatic disorders. If left undiagnosed, EPI can cause poor digestion of food, chronic diarrhea, severe malnutrition and related complications. Nutritional status and fat-soluble vitamins should be carefully assessed and monitored in patients with EPI. Early diagnosis of EPI is clinically important for appropriate nutritional support and initiating pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) which could significantly improve patient outcomes. The evaluation of nutritional status and related unique management in children with EPI will be discussed in this review.
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- Yuhua Zheng
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Stanford Children’s Health & Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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González-Fernández D, Nemeth E, Pons EDC, Sinisterra OT, Rueda D, Starr L, Sangkhae V, Murillo E, Scott ME, Koski KG. Multiple Indicators of Undernutrition, Infection, and Inflammation in Lactating Women Are Associated with Maternal Iron Status and Infant Anthropometry in Panama: The MINDI Cohort. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14173497. [PMID: 36079755 PMCID: PMC9460351 DOI: 10.3390/nu14173497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Maternal infections, nutrient deficiencies, and inflammation (MINDI) co-exist in lactating indigenous women in Panama, but their impact on maternal iron status and infant growth is unknown. For this secondary analysis of cross-sectional data of lactating mothers from our MINDI cohort, we investigated associations of MINDI variables with maternal anemia, elevated serum transferrin receptor (sTfR), low serum iron, hepcidin, ferritin, and infant weight-for-age (WAZ), length-for-age (LAZ), and head-circumference-for-age (HCAZ) Z-scores in 99 mother-infant dyads. A bootstrapping resampling procedure preselected covariates for inclusion in multivariable regressions models from chronic maternal infections and nutritional status [folate, vitamins A, D, retinol-binding protein (RBP), insulin-growth factor-1 (IGF-1)] and inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP), cytokines, platelet indices] indicators. Anemia was prevalent (53.5%) but underestimated due to widespread low plasma volume (<2.2 L, 79.9%) and was associated with indicators of malnutrition [lower IGF-1, body mass index (BMI), vitamin D, and intake of green/leafy vegetables], but not inflammation. Higher CRP was associated with lower serum iron, and higher hepcidin and ferritin, whereas maternal platelets were associated with lower HCAZ (β = −0.22), WAZ (β = −0.17), and LAZ (β = −0.17). Higher LAZ was also associated with maternal serum vitamin D (β = 0.23), whereas maternal iron supplementation lowered LAZ (β = −0.22). Assessment of iron status in this MINDI cohort is complex and supplementation strategies must consider consequences for both the mother and the infant.
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- Doris González-Fernández
- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, (Macdonald Campus), Ste-Anne de Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Center for Iron Disorders, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- “Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé” Health Region, Panamanian Ministry of Health, Panama City, Panama
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Panama, Panama City, Panama
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- Center for Iron Disorders, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Panama, Panama City, Panama
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- Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, (Macdonald Campus), Ste-Anne de Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada
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- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, (Macdonald Campus), Ste-Anne de Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada
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Sankararaman S, Hendrix SJ, Schindler T. Update on the management of vitamins and minerals in cystic fibrosis. Nutr Clin Pract 2022; 37:1074-1087. [PMID: 35997322 PMCID: PMC9544449 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Advancements in respiratory and nutrition management have significantly improved the survival of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). With the availability of several nutrition interventions such as oral/enteral nutrition supplements, enteric‐coated pancreatic enzymes, and water‐miscible CF‐specific vitamin supplements, frank vitamin deficiencies—with the exception of vitamin D—are rarely encountered in current clinical practice. Whereas they were previously considered as micronutrients, our current understanding of fat‐soluble vitamins and minerals as antioxidants, immunomodulators, and disease biomarkers has been evolving. The impact of highly effective modulators on the micronutrient status of patients with CF remains elusive. This narrative review focuses on the updates on the management of fat‐soluble vitamins and other micronutrients in CF in the current era and identifies the gaps in our knowledge.
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- Senthilkumar Sankararaman
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Kamath BM, Alonso EM, Heubi JE, Karpen SJ, Sundaram SS, Shneider BL, Sokol RJ. Fat Soluble Vitamin Assessment and Supplementation in Cholestasis. Clin Liver Dis 2022; 26:537-553. [PMID: 35868689 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2022.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Malnutrition in children with chronic cholestasis is a prevalent issue and a major risk factor for adverse outcomes. Fat soluble vitamin (FSV) deficiency is an integral feature of cholestatic disease in children, often occurring within the first months of life in those with neonatal cholestasis and malnutrition. This review focuses on FSVs in cholestasis, with particular emphasis on a practical approach to surveillance and supplementation that includes approaches that account for differing local resources. The overarching strategy suggested is to incorporate recognition of FSV deficiencies in cholestatic children in order to develop practical plans for close monitoring and aggressive FSV repletion. Routine attention to FSV assessment and supplementation in cholestatic infants will reduce long periods of inadequate levels and subsequent adverse clinical sequalae.
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- Binita M Kamath
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada; University of Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Siragusa Transplant Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 225 East Chicago Avenue Box 57, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 1760 Haygood Drive Northeast, HSRB E204, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Digestive Health Institute, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Box B290, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
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- Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Box B290, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Mancell S, Islam M, Dhawan A, Whelan K. Fat-soluble vitamin assessment, deficiency and supplementation in infants with cholestasis. J Hum Nutr Diet 2021; 35:273-279. [PMID: 34679231 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infants with cholestasis are at risk of fat-soluble vitamin deficiency. The present study amied to review practice relating to the assessment, deficiency and supplementation of fat-soluble vitamins in infants with cholestasis. METHODS The medical records of all newly diagnosed infants with cholestasis (conjugated bilirubin >17 mmol L-1 />20% total bilirubin) at King's College Hospital between 2017 and 2019 were reviewed. Data extracted included bilirubin, serum vitamin concentrations (A, D, E), international normalised ratio and evidence of supplementation at initial assessment, as well as at 3 and 6 months. Rates of vitamin assessment, deficiency and supplementation were compared using chi-squared or Fisher's exact test. RESULTS In total, 136 infants (87 male) with idiopathic neonatal cholestasis (n = 62), biliary atresia (n = 40) and other aetiology (n = 34) were included. Assessment of serum vitamins (A, D, E) was low (33.3%-52.2%) and deficiency was initially high for vitamin D (60.6%) and vitamin E (70.9%). Supplementation prevalence at initial assessment was high (A, E, K), but dropped significantly at 3 and 6 months for vitamin E (p = 0.003) and vitamin K (p = 0.001), whereas vitamin D supplementation was consistently low throughout (25%-33.3%). Infants with biliary atresia were more likely to have vitamins assessed (3 months), be deficient initially (D, E) and supplemented (E, K) throughout. Supplementation continued in up to 80% of infants despite cholestasis resolving. CONCLUSIONS Supplementation was generally high and continued in many despite cholestasis resolving. Deficiency of vitamin D and vitamin E was high at initial assessment, although lower at follow-up. Actual prevalence of deficiency of all vitamins is unknown because monitoring was not consistently performed.
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- Sara Mancell
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Prasad D, Bhriguvanshi A. Ocular manifestations of liver disease in children: Clinical aspects and implications. Ann Hepatol 2021; 19:608-613. [PMID: 31901314 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Liver and eyes are interlinked to each other in various medical conditions. There are certain ocular findings which directly indicate specific liver disorders. Thus, it becomes critical to identify disorders of liver and eyes early in the course of illness, so that prompt management may be initiated before the commencement of complications. It is highly advantageous in metabolic liver disorders as it offers prognostic value and spares the patient of unnecessary invasive and detailed work up. However, due to its silent and heterogeneous presentation, it is often unrecognized and ignored. Eye abnormalities could be due to, either direct toxic effects of abnormal metabolites, excess of normal metabolites, or by deficient energy metabolism. A number of inherited liver conditions have associated ocular lesions such as Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson's disease, posterior embryotoxon or optic drusen in Alagille's syndrome, and cherry-red spot in Niemann-Pick's type A. A thorough eye examination is important in distinguishing between several different forms of familial intrahepatic cholestasis which are associated with anomalies of the heart, bones, or kidneys. Early diagnosis is important, as in most cases, dietary restriction and early therapy prevents the onset of disability. The aim of this review is to sensitize and make pediatricians, hepatologists and ophthalmologists aware of specific ocular findings, suggestive of certain hepatobiliary disorders, thus helping in early referral. The pediatric and adult literature was thoroughly reviewed to organize the present review.
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- Durga Prasad
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Apollomedics Super Speciality Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Pediatrics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Suri DJ, Wirth JP, Adu-Afarwuah S, Petry N, Rohner F, Sheftel J, Tanumihardjo SA. Inflammation Adjustments to Serum Retinol and Retinol-Binding Protein Improve Specificity but Reduce Sensitivity when Estimating Vitamin A Deficiency Compared with the Modified Relative Dose-Response Test in Ghanaian Children. Curr Dev Nutr 2021; 5:nzab098. [PMID: 34386690 PMCID: PMC8352745 DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum retinol and retinol-binding protein (RBP) concentrations are commonly used biomarkers of vitamin A deficiency (VAD); however, evidence indicates that they are not always accurate, especially in populations with high exposure to inflammation. OBJECTIVE The aim was to assess sensitivity and specificity of serum retinol and RBP concentrations to predict VAD, with and without adjustment for inflammation (using categorical and regression-adjusted approaches), using the modified relative dose-response (MRDR) as the reference standard for liver reserves. METHODS This secondary analysis of diagnostic accuracy used inflammation and RBP data and analyzed serum retinol and MRDR from a subsample of women of reproductive age (n = 178) and preschool children (n = 166) in the cross-sectional 2017 Ghana Micronutrient Survey. RESULTS Inflammation (elevated C-reactive protein and/or α1-acid glycoprotein) was present in 41% of children and 16% of women. Among children, estimates of VAD prevalence were as follows: 7% (MRDR), 40% (serum retinol), 29% (categorical-adjusted serum retinol), 24% (RBP), 13% (categorical-adjusted RBP), and 7% (regression-adjusted RBP). Sensitivity (95% CI) ranged from 22.2% (2.81%, 60.0%; both adjusted RBPs) to 80.0% (44.4%, 97.5%; serum retinol), whereas specificity ranged from 63.3% (54.7%, 71.3%; serum retinol) to 93.5% (88.0%, 97.0%; regression-adjusted RBP). Among women, VAD prevalence ranged from 1% (RBP) to 4% (all others); sensitivity was 0% and specificity was >96% for all indicators. CONCLUSIONS Serum retinol and RBP had varying accuracy in estimating VAD, especially in children; adjustment for inflammation increased accuracy by increasing specificity at the expense of sensitivity. Effects of inflammation adjustment in the context of high inflammation and VAD prevalence need to be further explored. Especially in populations with high inflammation, the MRDR test should accompany serum retinol or RBP measurements in a subsample of subjects in population-based surveys. This trial was registered with the Open Science Framework registry (doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/J7BP9).
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- Devika J Suri
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana-Legon, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Sheftel J, Tanumihardjo SA. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relative Dose-Response Tests to Assess Vitamin A Status. Adv Nutr 2021; 12:904-941. [PMID: 33130884 PMCID: PMC8166547 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmaa136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Vitamin A (VA) is an essential nutrient often lacking in the diets of people in developing countries. Accurate biomarkers of VA status are vital to inform public health policy and monitor interventions. The relative dose-response (RDR) and modified-RDR (MRDR) tests are semi-quantitative screening tests for VA deficiency that have been used in Demographic and Health Surveys and VA intervention studies. A systematic review and meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity were conducted to summarize the physiological evidence to support the RDR tests as methods to assess VA status and investigate the impact of different pathological and physiological states on the tests. A total of 190 studies were screened for inclusion, with 21 studies comparing the RDR tests with the gold-standard biomarker, liver VA concentration (68% and 80% sensitivity and 85% and 69% specificity for the RDR and MRDR, respectively). Nearly all studies with VA interventions in VA-deficient populations demonstrated a response of the tests to VA intake that would be expected to improve VA status. The impacts of chronic liver disease, protein malnutrition, age, pregnancy and lactation, infection and inflammation, and various other conditions were examined in 51 studies. The RDR and MRDR tests were reported to have been used in 39 observational studies, and the MRDR has been used in at least 6 national micronutrient surveys. The RDR and MRDR are sensitive tests for determining population VA status and assessing VA interventions. Although they are robust to most physiological and pathological states, caution may be warranted when using the tests in neonates, individuals with chronic liver disease, and those with protein or iron malnutrition. Research on further improvements to the tests to increase accessibility, such as sampling breast milk instead of blood or using intramuscular doses in subjects with malabsorption, will allow wider adoption. This review was registered with PROSPERO as CRD42019124180.
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- Jesse Sheftel
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Mazzoni BP, Lessa BV, Zamberlan P. METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL REPERCUSSIONS OF LIVER DISEASE ON CHILDREN: HOW TO MINIMIZE THEM? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 40:e2020149. [PMID: 34076201 PMCID: PMC8240628 DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2020149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective: To describe the metabolic and nutritional repercussions of chronic liver disease (CLD), proposing strategies that optimize nutritional therapy in the pre- and post-liver transplantation (LT) period, in order to promote favorable clinical outcomes and adequate growth and development, respectively. Data sources: Bibliographic search in the PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO databases of the last 12 years, in English and Portuguese; target population: children from early childhood to adolescence; keywords in Portuguese and their correlates in English: “Liver Transplant,” “Biliary Atresia,” “Nutrition Therapy,” “Nutritional Status,” and “Child”; in addition to Boolean logics “and” and “or,” and the manual search of articles. Data synthesis: Malnutrition in children with CLD is a very common condition and an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. There is an increase in energy and protein demand, as well as difficulties in the absorption of carbohydrates, lipids and micronutrients such as fat-soluble vitamins and some minerals. An increase in the supply of energy, carbohydrates and proteins and micronutrients, especially fat-soluble vitamins, iron, zinc and calcium, is suggested, except in cases of hepatic encephalopathy (this restriction is indicated for a short period). Conclusions: Based on metabolic changes and anthropometric and body composition monitoring, a treatment plan should be developed, following the nutritional recommendations available, in order to minimize the negative impact of malnutrition on clinical outcomes during and after LT.
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Veraldi S, Pietrobattista A, Liccardo D, Basso MS, Mosca A, Alterio T, Cardile S, Benedetti S, Della Corte C, Candusso M. Fat soluble vitamins deficiency in pediatric chronic liver disease: The impact of liver transplantation. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:308-313. [PMID: 31734113 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Children affected with chronic liver disease are at risk for fat-soluble vitamins (FSV) deficiency, in this scenario the role of liver transplant has been only partially explored. AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of FSV deficiency in a cohort of paediatric patients awaiting liver transplant, analyze relationships between plasma vitamin concentrations and risk of acute rejections and liver fibrosis and assess the impact of the transplant on vitamin status. METHODS 166 children candidates for liver transplant were retrospectively evaluated. Vitamin concentrations were measured before and 12 months after transplantation. RESULTS Before transplant vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin D deficiency was found in 66.6%, 40.6% and 36.3% of patients, respectively. 12 months after surgery, the prevalence of deficiency decreased to 29,5% and 2,6% for vitamin A and E while remained the same for vitamin D (36.3%). No association was found between vitamin status and the risk of acute rejections or the severity of liver fibrosis. CONCLUSION Liver transplant was effective to improve vitamin A and E, but it did not affect vitamin D. A consensus is needed to define optimal nutritional management of these patients in order to prevent deficiencies.
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- Silvio Veraldi
- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Pediatrics, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Specialist Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Vitiello L, De Bernardo M, Guercio Nuzio S, Mandato C, Rosa N, Vajro P. Pediatric liver diseases and ocular changes: What hepatologists and ophthalmologists should know and share with each other. Dig Liver Dis 2020; 52:1-8. [PMID: 31843253 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Several rare pediatric liver disorders are accompanied by ophthalmic signs whose awareness and early identification may be of value in confirming/accelerating their diagnosis. Many of these signs are asymptomatic and can only be detected with an ophthalmological examination. Corneal signs are described in patients with Wilson's disease, Alagille's syndrome and some liver storage diseases. Cataract plays an important role to diagnose galactosemia. Retinal involvement is seen in some peroxisomal disorders (e.g. Zellweger's syndrome), in mucopolysaccharidoses (pigmentary retinopathy), and in Niemann-Pick disease (macular cherry red spot). In mucopolysaccharidoses optic nerve can be involved as optic atrophy secondary to pigmentary retinopathy or to chronic papilledema. Children with neonatal cholestasis due to hypopituitarism may present septo-optic dysplasia. Several infectious agents have an ophthalmological/hepatic involvement in the fetal life and/or thereafter. Some mitochondrial liver diseases, such as Pearson's syndrome, present pigmentary retinopathy and a chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Finally, some drugs while protecting the liver may damage the ocular system as seen with long-term glucocorticoids and Nitisinone administration. This review provides a synopsis of those conditions that hepatologists and ophthalmologists should share among themselves to better take care of patients. Synoptic tables are presented to facilitate the mutual understanding of the issues.
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- Livio Vitiello
- Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Santobono-Pausilipon, Naples, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, Italy.
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Veraldi S, Pietrobattista A, Liccardo D, Basso MS, Mosca A, Alterio T, Cardile S, Benedetti S, Della Corte C, Candusso M. WITHDRAWN: Fat soluble vitamins deficiency in pediatric chronic liver disease: The impact of liver transplantation. Dig Liver Dis 2019:S1590-8658(19)30883-7. [PMID: 31767389 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2019.10.005. The duplicate article has therefore been withdrawn. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal.
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- Silvio Veraldi
- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Pediatrics, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Specialist Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Nutrition Support of Children With Chronic Liver Diseases: A Joint Position Paper of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2019; 69:498-511. [PMID: 31436707 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chronic liver disease places patients at increased risk of malnutrition that can be challenging to identify clinically and treat. Nutrition support is a key aspect of the management of these patients as it has an impact on their quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. There are significant gaps in the literature regarding the optimal nutrition support for patients with different types of liver diseases and the impact of these interventions on long-term outcomes. This Position Paper summarizes the available literature on the nutritional aspects of the care of patients with chronic liver diseases. Specifically, the challenges associated with the nutritional assessment of these subjects are discussed, and recently investigated approaches to determining the patients' nutritional status are reviewed. Furthermore, the pathophysiology of the malnutrition seen in the context of chronic liver disease is summarized and monitoring, as well as treatment, recommendations are provided. Lastly, suggestions for future research studies are described.
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Kinlin LM, Vresk L, Friedman JN. Vision loss in a child with autism spectrum disorder. Paediatr Child Health 2018; 24:148-150. [PMID: 31110453 DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Laura M Kinlin
- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.,Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Clinical Dietetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.,Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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Haafiz AB. A mechanism based approach to management of children with end-stage liver disease. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 11:1085-1094. [PMID: 28803487 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1367662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Due to parallel advances in surgical and acute care disciplines, liver transplantation (LT) has revolutionized the outlook for children with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Contrary to advances in technical aspects of LT and the peri-operative care, pre-transplant management of ESLD remains quite a formidable challenge. Areas covered: This review provides mechanisms based management strategies to address common complications of ESLD including malnutrition, amended metabolic pathways, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and development of ascites. Clinically relevant discussion of each paradigm is followed by an account of high impact therapeutic interventions which can be used as guides for formulating management plans. A tabulated summary of the suggested interventions is also provided. Indeed, execution of a dynamic plan tailored to the evolution of pathophysiologic derangements can further enhance outcomes of pediatric LT. Expert commentary: LT has evolved as a dependable therapeutic option for a variety of fatal pediatric liver diseases. However, relative organ shortage remains a formidable challenge. Similarly, consumer expectations continue to grow for sustained improvement of graft and patient survival after LT. In this environment, the level of sophistication applied to the management ESLD before LT stands out as a major opportunity with lasting impact on the future of pediatric LT.
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- Allah B Haafiz
- a Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery , King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital , Riyadh , KSA
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Alzaben AS, MacDonald K, Robert C, Haqq A, Gilmour SM, Yap J, Mager DR. Diet quality of children post-liver transplantation does not differ from healthy children. Pediatr Transplant 2017; 21. [PMID: 28557140 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Little has been studied regarding the diets of children following LTX. The study aim was to assess and compare dietary intake and DQ of healthy children and children post-LTX. Children and adolescents (2-18 years) post-LTX (n=27) and healthy children (n=28) were studied. Anthropometric and demographic data and two 24-hour recalls (one weekend; one weekday) were collected. Intake of added sugar, HFCS, fructose, GI, and GL was calculated. DQ was measured using three validated DQ indices: the HEI-C, the DGI-CA, and the DQI-I. Although no differences in weight-for-age z-scores were observed between groups, children post-LTX had lower height-for-age z-scores than healthy children (P<.01). With the exception of vitamin B12, no significant differences in energy and macronutrient (protein, carbohydrate, and fat), added sugar, HFCS, fructose, GI, GL, and micronutrient intakes and DQ indices (HEI-C, DGI-CA, and DQI-I) between groups were observed (P>.05). The majority of children in both groups (>40%) had low DQ scores. No significant interrelationships between dietary intake, anthropometric, and demographic were found (P>.05). Both healthy and children post-LTX consume diets with poor DQ. This has implications for risk of obesity and metabolic dysregulation, particularly in transplant populations on immunosuppressive therapies.
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- Abeer S Alzaben
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Chaves GV, Peres WAF, Gonçalves JC, Ramalho A. Vitamin A and retinol-binding protein deficiency among chronic liver disease patients. Nutrition 2014; 31:664-8. [PMID: 25837210 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is associated with the progression of chronic liver disease (CLD). The aim in this study was to assess levels of serum retinol and retinol-binding protein (RBP) as well as liver vitamin A stores in the presence of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS We ascertained the serum retinol and RBP levels of randomly selected CLD patients divided into two groups, one given 1500 UI (n = 89) and the other receiving 2500 UI (n = 89) doses of retinyl palmitate for the relative dose response test. Blood samples were collected in a fasting state and 5 and 7 h after supplementation. RESULTS The prevalence of VAD was 62.4%. There was a progressive drop in serum retinol (P < 0.001) and RBP (P = 0.002) according to the severity of the liver disease, and a greater prevalence of severe VAD was noted in cirrhosis Child & Pugh C (52.8%). Fifty percent of the patients presented a low availability of RBP relative to retinol concentration, and there was no peak in RBP levels regardless of the dose of retinyl palmitate administered. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest serum retinol and RBP are relevant as indicators of vitamin A nutritional status in the presence of CLD. Liver vitamin A store cannot be evaluated using the RDR test because CLD causes a reduction in RBP synthesis and interferes with the mobilization of endogenous vitamin A. Considering how the patients already showed a drop in RBP relative to retinol concentrations, it is reasonable to assume vitamin A supplementation may trigger harmful effects in CLD patients.
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- Gabriela Villaça Chaves
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Social and Applied Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Young S, Kwarta E, Azzam R, Sentongo T. Nutrition assessment and support in children with end-stage liver disease. Nutr Clin Pract 2013; 28:317-29. [PMID: 23466471 DOI: 10.1177/0884533612474043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Malnutrition is a treatable complication in children with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Biliary atresia and other cholestatic disorders are the most frequent cause of ESLD in children. No single variable provides adequate information about nutrition status, yet effective nutrition support is the one intervention known to improve pre- and posttransplant outcomes. A proactive approach consisting of screening anthropometry interpreted using appropriate growth references, recognition of clinical manifestations associated with micronutrient deficiency, and timely aggressive nutrition support is of a paramount importance to maximize anabolism and optimize outcomes. This article presents the principles of nutrition assessment, intervention, and monitoring in children with ESLD.
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- Sona Young
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Guo Y, Luo J, Tan S, Otieno BO, Zhang Z. The applications of Vitamin E TPGS in drug delivery. Eur J Pharm Sci 2013; 49:175-86. [PMID: 23485439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 399] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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D-α-Tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (simply TPGS or Vitamin E TPGS) is formed by the esterification of Vitamin E succinate with polyethylene glycol 1000. As novel nonionic surfactant, it exhibits amphipathic properties and can form stable micelles in aqueous vehicles at concentration as low as 0.02 wt%. It has been widely investigated for its emulsifying, dispersing, gelling, and solubilizing effects on poorly water-soluble drugs. It can also act as a P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor and has been served as an excipient for overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) and for increasing the oral bioavailability of many anticancer drugs. Since TPGS has been approved by FDA as a safe pharmaceutic adjuvant, many TPGS-based drug delivery systems (DDS) have been developed. In this review, we discuss TPGS properties as a P-gp inhibitor, solubilizer/absorption and permeation enhancer in drug delivery and TPGS-related formulations such as nanocrystals, nanosuspensions, tablets/solid dispersions, adjuvant in vaccine systems, nutrition supplement, plasticizer of film, anticancer reagent and so on. This review will greatly impact and bring out new insights in the use of TPGS in DDS.
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- Yuanyuan Guo
- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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OBJECTIVE Fat-soluble vitamin (FSV) deficiencies are common complications in pediatric patients with chronic cholestasis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the status of FSV deficiencies in patients under present practice and to test the effect of an oral, absorbable, fat-soluble vitamin formulation (OAFSV) in these patients. METHODS We recruited a total of 23 pediatric patients receiving conventional FSV supplementation in a single medical center, with diagnosis of biliary atresia (10), progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (9), Alagille syndrome (2), and other conditions (2). Ten patients switched to OAFSV and continued for 3 months. Plasma levels of vitamins A, D, and E and an international normalized ratio (INR) for prothrombin time (PT), a surrogate marker for vitamin K deficiency, were measured. RESULTS The proportion of patients with FSV A, D, E, and K deficiencies under conventional supplementation was 73.9%, 81.8%, 91.3%, and 20.0%, respectively. In patients with total bilirubin levels ≥3.0 mg/dL, the proportion of at least 1 FSV deficiency was 100%; and the deficiency rates of vitamin A, D, E, and K were 78.6%, 100.0%, 100.0% and 21.4%, respectively. Of the 10 patients receiving standard daily dose of OAFSV for 3 months, no adverse events or overdose effects were found. The rates of vitamin A, D, and E deficiency in the patients receiving OAFSV decreased from 80.0%, 100%, and 100%, respectively, to 70.0%, 60.0%, and 60.0% after 3 months of oral supplementation. CONCLUSIONS High rates of FSV deficiency were found in pediatric patients with chronic cholestasis under present follow-up. OAFSV supplementation is safe and potentially effective in pediatric patients with cholestasis.
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Measuring it right. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2012; 55:e138; author reply e138-9. [PMID: 22903012 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31826d9a37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Arantes Ferreira Peres W, Villaça Chaves G, Saraiva Gonçalves JC, Ramalho A, Moraes Coelho HS. Assessment of the relative dose-response test as indicators of hepatic vitamin A stores in various stages of chronic liver disease. Nutr Clin Pract 2012; 28:95-100. [PMID: 23032273 DOI: 10.1177/0884533612455827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatic vitamin A stores should be the best early indicator of vitamin A status because more than 90% of total body vitamin A is stored in the liver. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the hepatic vitamin A stores in all stages of chronic liver disease (CLD), including chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). One hundred forty-four patients (age 55.34 ± 9.38 years) were evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Vitamin A nutrition status was analyzed by serum retinol levels and relative dose-response (RDR) method. Patients with cholestasis were excluded from the sample group. Biochemical, clinical, and anthropometric evaluations were performed. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) was detected in 51.4% of all patients. Patients with adequate levels of serum retinol presented adequate liver vitamin A reserves; in contrast, nearly half the patients with low serum retinol levels presented adequate levels of retinol in the liver, although none of the patients with hepatitis had this condition. Therefore, the effectiveness of the RDR method for evaluating vitamin A nutrition status was limited in patients with cirrhosis and HCC, perhaps due to the advanced age of these patients, since those in the chronic hepatitis group, who were younger, responded adequately to the test. Thus, the RDR method should be modified when applied to later stages of CLD, considering the time and dose of retinyl palmitate supplementation, as VAD may be a risk factor for the progression of the disease.
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- Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Institute of Nutrition, University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Shneider BL, Magee JC, Bezerra JA, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Raghunathan T, Rosenthal P, Schwarz K, Suchy FJ, Kerkar N, Turmelle Y, Whitington PF, Robuck PR, Sokol RJ. Efficacy of fat-soluble vitamin supplementation in infants with biliary atresia. Pediatrics 2012; 130:e607-14. [PMID: 22891232 PMCID: PMC3428752 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cholestasis predisposes to fat-soluble vitamin (FSV) deficiencies. A liquid multiple FSV preparation made with tocopheryl polyethylene glycol-1000 succinate (TPGS) is frequently used in infants with biliary atresia (BA) because of ease of administration and presumed efficacy. In this prospective multicenter study, we assessed the prevalence of FSV deficiency in infants with BA who received this FSV/TPGS preparation. METHODS Infants received FSV/TPGS coadministered with additional vitamin K as routine clinical care in a randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of corticosteroid therapy after hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) for BA (identifier NCT 00294684). Levels of FSV, retinol binding protein, total serum lipids, and total bilirubin (TB) were measured 1, 3, and 6 months after HPE. RESULTS Ninety-two infants with BA were enrolled in this study. Biochemical evidence of FSV insufficiency was common at all time points for vitamin A (29%-36% of patients), vitamin D (21%-37%), vitamin K (10%-22%), and vitamin E (16%-18%). Vitamin levels were inversely correlated with serum TB levels. Biochemical FSV insufficiency was much more common (15%-100% for the different vitamins) in infants whose TB was ≥2 mg/dL. At 3 and 6 months post HPE, only 3 of 24 and 0 of 23 infants, respectively, with TB >2 mg/dL were sufficient in all FSV. CONCLUSIONS Biochemical FSV insufficiency is commonly observed in infants with BA and persistent cholestasis despite administration of a TPGS containing liquid multiple FSV preparation. Individual vitamin supplementation and careful monitoring are warranted in infants with BA, especially those with TB >2 mg/dL.
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- Benjamin L Shneider
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
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Roddy MF, Greally P, Clancy G, Leen G, Feehan S, Elnazir B. Night Blindness in a Teenager With Cystic Fibrosis. Nutr Clin Pract 2011; 26:718-21. [DOI: 10.1177/0884533611420442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Marie Frances Roddy
- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Saron MLG, Godoy HT, Hessel G. Nutritional status of patients with biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis related to serum levels of vitamins A, D and E. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2009; 46:62-8. [PMID: 19466312 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032009000100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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CONTEXT Chronic liver disease may induce to malabsorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins, leading to injury of nutritional status. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the nutritional status of pediatric-age patients with autoimmune hepatitis and biliary atresia related to serum levels of vitamins A, D and E and the disease severity. METHODS This controlled transverse study, evaluated the patients with autoimmune hepatitis and biliary atresia and a reference group paired by sex and age. The patients underwent anthropometric evaluation, alimentary inquiry and determination of serum levels of vitamins A, D and E by high performance liquid chromatography. The Mann-Whitney test, Spearman correlation coefficients and variance analysis (ANOVA) were utilized for data treatment, regarding significant difference if P<0.05. RESULTS The highest nutritional deficit was observed in patients with biliary atresia, mainly with cholestasis. The serum levels of vitamins A and E for the reference group changed as a function of age. The serum levels of vitamins A, D and E were higher in reference group than in patients with biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis together or separately. There were not difference in the serum levels of vitamins A, D and E between biliary atresia groups with cholestasis and without cholestasis. It was verified correlation between weight/age, triceps skinfold thickness, subscapular skinfold thickness, midarm circumference, midarm fat area values and vitamin A serum levels, as well as between all anthropometric indicators and vitamin E in patients with autoimmune hepatitis and biliary atresia. CONCLUSION The patients with biliary atresia and cholestasis presented the highest nutritional injury. The patients with biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis presented lower serum levels of vitamins A, D and E that in control group. There is a directly proportional correlation between vitamin serum levels, mainly vitamin E, and all anthropometric variables of biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis groups.
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- Margareth L G Saron
- Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Nightingale S, Ng VL. Optimizing nutritional management in children with chronic liver disease. Pediatr Clin North Am 2009; 56:1161-83. [PMID: 19931069 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Malnutrition is common in infants and children with chronic liver disease (CLD) and may easily be underestimated by clinical appearance alone. The cause of malnutrition in CLD is multifactorial, although insufficient dietary intake is probably the most important factor and is correctable. Fat malabsorption occurs in cholestatic disorders, and one must also consider any accompanying fat-soluble vitamin and essential fatty acid deficiencies. The clinician should proactively evaluate, treat, and re-evaluate response to treatment of nutritional deficiencies. Because a better nutritional state is associated with better survival before and after liver transplantation, aggressive nutritional management is an important part of the care of these children.
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- Scott Nightingale
- SickKids Transplant Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Colburn JD, Skelo AS, Donahue SP. Corneal ulceration due to vitamin A deficiency in Zellweger syndrome. J AAPOS 2009; 13:289-91. [PMID: 19541270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 02/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report a case of vitamin A deficiency and secondary corneal ulcer in an infant with Zellweger syndrome. A 7-month-old infant with failure to thrive and malnutrition developed a corneal ulcer. Fortified antibiotic eye drops were administered without improvement. Vitamin A deficiency was suspected and confirmed. Supplementation with oral vitamin A decreased corneal opacification. Zellweger syndrome was later diagnosed. Vitamin A deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonhealing corneal ulcers in children, especially those with systemic syndromes and failure to thrive.
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- Jeffrey D Colburn
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Colomb V, Goulet O. Nutrition support after intestinal transplantation: how important is enteral feeding? Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2009; 12:186-9. [PMID: 19209470 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0b013e328323280f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Intestinal transplantation is the alternative treatment in patients with irreversible intestinal failure, who depend on long-term parenteral nutrition. Nutrition management after intestinal transplantation should contribute to reducing the risk of graft rejection, to improving gut trophicity and should optimize nutrient absorption, the main goal being to achieve full intestinal autonomy. RECENT FINDINGS Enteral feeding can be administered into the stomach, or directly into the jejunum. Semi-elemental diets are usually used with the aim of improving nutrient absorption and limiting food antigen overload, which might trigger immune stimulation with subsequent increased risk of acute graft rejection. There is no evidence-based reason to use amino acid-based formula. The feeding usually starts with a dilute semi-elemental formula and with a low rate of delivery. The rate and strength of the formula are slowly increased thereafter, according to the individual tolerance. Chylous ascitis and fat malabsorption impair both short-term and long-term nutritional results and are likely to be due to an insufficient reestablishment of the lymphatic circulation of the graft. After an intestinal transplant, patients usually achieve linear growth. However, catch-up growth is rarely observed in stunted patients. SUMMARY Nutritional management after intestinal transplantation is challenging and requires a trained, specialized multidisciplinary team.
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- Virginie Colomb
- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition centre, Pediatric Home Parenteral Nutrition centre, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
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Hoeke MO, Plass JRM, Heegsma J, Geuken M, van Rijsbergen D, Baller JFW, Kuipers F, Moshage H, Jansen PLM, Faber KN. Low retinol levels differentially modulate bile salt-induced expression of human and mouse hepatic bile salt transporters. Hepatology 2009; 49:151-9. [PMID: 19111018 DOI: 10.1002/hep.22661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED The farnesoid X receptor/retinoid X receptor-alpha (FXR/RXRalpha) complex regulates bile salt homeostasis, in part by modulating transcription of the bile salt export pump (BSEP/ABCB11) and small heterodimer partner (SHP/NR0B2). FXR is activated by bile salts, RXRalpha by the vitamin A derivative 9-cis retinoic acid (9cRA). Cholestasis is associated with vitamin A malabsorption. Therefore, we evaluated the role of vitamin A/9cRA in the expression of human and mouse bile salt export pump (hBSEP/mBsep), small heterodimer partner (hSHP/mShp), and mouse sodium-dependent taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (mNtcp). HBSEP and hSHP transcription were analyzed in FXR/RXRalpha-transfected HepG2 cells exposed to chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and/or 9cRA. BSEP promoter activity was determined by luciferase reporter assays, DNA-binding of FXR and RXRalpha by pull-down assays. Serum bile salt levels and hepatic expression of Bsep, Shp, and Ntcp were determined in vitamin A-deficient (VAD)/cholic acid (CA)-fed C57BL/6J mice. Results indicated that 9cRA strongly repressed the CDCA-induced BSEP transcription in HepG2 cells, whereas it super-induced SHP transcription; 9cRA reduced DNA-binding of FXR and RXRalpha. The 9cRA repressed the CDCA-induced BSEP promoter activity irrespective of the exact sequence of the FXR-binding site. In vivo, highest Bsep messenger RNA (mRNA), and protein expression was observed in CA-fed VAD mice. Shp transcription was highest in CA-fed vitamin A-sufficient mice. Ntcp protein expression was strongly reduced in CA-fed VAD mice, whereas mRNA levels were normal. CA-fed control and VAD mice had similarly increased serum bile salt levels. CONCLUSION We showed that 9cRA has opposite effects on bile salt-activated transcription of FXR/RXRalpha target genes. Vitamin A deficiency in CA-fed mice leads to high BSEP expression. Clearance of serum bile salts may, however, be limited because of post-transcriptional reduction of Ntcp. The molecular effects of vitamin A supplementation during cholestasis need further analysis to predict a therapeutic effect.
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- Martijn O Hoeke
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Kwon JH, Park ST, Kim GD, You CR, Kim JD, Woo HY, Jang JW, Kim CW, Bae SH, Choi JY, Yoon SK. The value of serum retinol-binding protein 4 levels for determining disease severity in patients with chronic liver disease. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 2009; 15:59-69. [DOI: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.1.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Jung Hyun Kwon
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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The hepatobiliary manifestations of cystic fibrosis (CF) encompass a broad clinical spectrum, from mild steatosis, associated with poor nutrition, to multilobular cirrhosis and the complications of portal hypertension. The factor(s) responsible for the development and progression of liver disease in a subset of patients with CF are unknown. Liver disease can be silent and progressive, manifesting only with complications associated with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Clinical evaluation for detecting and monitoring the progression of liver disease includes the following: physical examination of the liver, biochemical tests of liver function and injury, and radiological imaging with abdominal ultrasonography. Careful monitoring should take place in all patients with CF, as currently, there are no sensitive and/or specific historical or biochemical markers to predict who is at risk for the development of liver disease. Current treatment options for CF-associated liver disease are very limited. The bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid may improve biochemical parameters of liver disease, but its long-term efficacy in preventing the progression of liver disease in CF is unproven. Treatment therefore rests on optimizing nutritional status; correcting fat-soluble vitamin, essential fatty acid, and other mineral deficiencies; and treating complications of end-stage liver disease, such as pruritus, ascites, and portal hypertension.
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- Catherine Brigman
- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Medical Center and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Henkel AS, Buchman AL. Nutritional support in patients with chronic liver disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 3:202-9. [PMID: 16582962 DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Malnutrition is highly prevalent among patients with chronic liver disease and is nearly universal among patients awaiting liver transplantation. Malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis leads to increased morbidity and mortality rates. Furthermore, patients who are severely malnourished before transplant surgery have a higher rate of complications and a decreased overall survival rate after liver transplantation. In light of the high incidence of malnutrition among patients with chronic liver disease and the complications that result from malnutrition in these patients, it is essential to assess the nutritional status of all patients with liver disease, and to initiate treatment as indicated. This review addresses the etiologies of malnutrition, methods used to assess nutritional status, and appropriate treatment strategies.
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- Anne S Henkel
- Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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