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Ceramide in Lipid Emulsions Used in Parenteral Nutrition
Author(s) -
Groener Johanna E.,
Serlie Mireille J.,
Poppema Aldi,
Mirzaian Mina,
Aerts Johannes M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607110381404
Subject(s) - parenteral nutrition , ceramide , lipid emulsion , medicine , complication , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , apoptosis
Parenteral nutrition‐associated liver disease is a prevalent and severe complication of long term parenteral nutrition. We present here for the first time data on the presence of ceramide, a bioactive compound involved in a variety of metabolic processes, in different lipid emulsions used in parenteral nutrition. Further research is needed to determine whether this potential harmful bioactive compound is involved in parenteral nutrition‐associated liver disease.