Abstract Title:

[The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on the loss of appetite in pediatric patients with pneumonia].

Abstract Source:

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2006 Jan-Feb;44(1):5-11. PMID: 116497254

Abstract Author(s):

Mardya López-Alarcón, María Magdalena Furuya-Meguro, Pedro Alberto García-Zúñiga, Irsa Tadeo-Pulido

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) administered during the acute phase of pneumonia in infants, on appetite, cytokines and leptin concentrations. METHODS: Seventeen children between three months and 12 years of age were followed from hospitalization to discharge. Children were randomly assigned to receive DHA or placebo. The effect of treatment was evaluated on energy intake, cytokines, and leptin concentrations. RESULTS: Cytokine concentrations tended to decrease earlier in DHA children. By day 4, concentrations of IL-1beta and TNFalpha had decreased by 12%, while such concentrations increased by 12% and 250% in placebo children. Energy intake recovered in DHA children at discharge, but placebo children were still consuming only 60% of their requirements. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that DHA administered in the acute phase of infection could modulate IL-1 and TNF production, and secondarily, decrease the effect of infection on appetite.

Study Type : Human Study

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