Does enteral protein intake affect renal glomerular and tubular functions in very low birth weight infants?

• Published in: Clinical nephrology Vol. 80; no. 5; p. 355
• Main Authors: Kanmaz, Hayriye Gozde, Mutlu, Banu, Erdeve, Omer, Canpolat, Fuat Emre, Oguz, Serife Suna, Uras, Nurdan, Dilmen, Ugur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.11.2013
• Subjects: beta 2-Microglobulin - urine; Creatinine - blood; Cystatin C - blood; Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage; Enteral Nutrition; Food, Fortified; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - physiology; Kidney Glomerulus - physiology; Kidney Tubules - physiology

Very low birth weight infants require 3 - 4 g/kg/day protein intake to provide satisfactory postnata growth rates and neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, they have fewer functional nephrons, thereby increasing vulnerability for impaired renal functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the...