Increased urinary peroxides in newborn infants receiving parenteral nutrition exposed to light.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether peroxide loads infused with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are fully quenched by premature infants.


METHODS
After baseline urine peroxide levels were established, the effect of various parenteral regimens was correlated with urinary peroxide levels in 64 newborn infants </=32 weeks' gestation. This correlation was achieved with the properties of light and of various parenteral nutrient admixtures on the generation of peroxides. Peroxides were measured by the ferrous oxidation of xylenol orange.


RESULTS
The level of urinary peroxides measured for infants given a fat-free TPN regimen unprotected from light (74.5 +/- 15.3 micromol/L) was similar to levels found in infants given a lipid-containing regimen (88.1 +/- 10.3 micromol/L). When photoprotected, the fat-free alimentation was associated with peroxide levels (28.8 +/- 2.8 micromol/L) similar to those measured before TPN (27.6 +/- 4.1 micromol/L).


CONCLUSIONS
Because urine peroxide levels are changed by various nutritional procedures, antioxidant systems of premature infants are unable to fully quench the oxidant load associated with TPN.
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Department of Pediatrics and Research Center Hospital Ste-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000652:urine*; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010545:Peroxides / Q000652:urine*; D010789:Phototherapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000596:Amino Acids; D010545:Peroxides; D014815:Vitamins; D005947:Glucose