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  • Title: The impact of oral glutamine supplementation on the intestinal permeability and incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis/septicemia in premature neonates.
    Author: Sevastiadou S, Malamitsi-Puchner A, Costalos C, Skouroliakou M, Briana DD, Antsaklis A, Roma-Giannikou E.
    Journal: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med; 2011 Oct; 24(10):1294-300. PubMed ID: 21463215.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of oral glutamine (Gln) supplementation on gut integrity and on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)/septicemia of premature neonates. METHODS: Preterm neonates (n = 101, gestational age <34 weeks, birth weight <2000 g) were randomly allocated to receive from day 3 to day 30 postpartum, either oral Gln (0.3 g/kg/day, n = 51-Gln group) or placebo (caloreen-isocaloric, n = 50-control group). Intestinal permeability was determined from the urinary lactulose/mannitol recovery (L/M ratio) following their oral administration and assessed at three time points: day 2 (before first administration), day 7 and day 30 of life. The incidence of NEC and septicemia over the study period was also recorded. RESULTS: A decrease of lactulose recovery at days 7 (p = 0.001) and 30 (p < 0.001) and a decrease of L/M ratio at day 7 (p = 0.002) were observed only in the Gln group. Lactulose recovery and L/M ratio at day 7 (p = 0.022 and p = 0.004, respectively), as well as lactulose recovery (p = 0.001), mannitol recovery (p = 0.042), and L/M ratio (p = 0.001) at day 30, were decreased in the Gln group as compared to controls. NEC and septicemia were lower in the Gln group at the end of the first week (p = 0.009 and p = 0.041, respectively) and up to the end of the study (p < 0.001 and p = 0.048, respectively). CONCLUSION: Oral Gln administration may have beneficial effects on intestinal integrity and the overall incidence of NEC/septicemia in preterm infants.
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