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SUBMITTER: Nghiem-Rao TH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546827 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nghiem-Rao T Hang TH Tunc Ilker I Mavis Alisha M AM Cao Yumei Y Polzin Elizabeth M EM Firary Mary F MF Wang Xujing X Simpson Pippa M PM Patel Shailendra B SB
Pediatric research 20150421 2
<h4>Background</h4>Phytosterols in soybean oil (SO) lipids likely contribute to parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) in infants. No characterization of phytosterol metabolism has been done in infants receiving SO lipids.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective cohort study, 45 neonates (36 SO lipid vs. 9 control) underwent serial blood sample measurements of sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol. Mathematical modeling was used to determine pharmacokinetic parameters of phytosterol m ...[more]