Colitis May Enhance Liver Injury in a Preterm Porcine Model of Parenteral Nutrition

Authors :: Randal K. Buddington
Richard A. Helms
Pamela Sylvestre
Dennis Black
P Guan
Emma M. Tillman
Source :: BAOJ Nutrition. 1:1-4
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Bio Accent Group LLC, 2015.
Abstract: Aim Prematurity, prolonged parenteral nutrition (PN), and concurrent intestinal injury, are considered to be risk factors in the development and severity of PN-associated liver disease (PNALD). The aim of this study was to develop a preterm porcine model of PNALD. Methods

Subjects :: Liver injury
Liver disease
medicine.medical_specialty
Parenteral nutrition
business.industry
Intestinal injury
Internal medicine
medicine
Colitis
medicine.disease
business
Intensive care medicine
Gastroenterology

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