Journal
NUTRITION
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 440-444Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.02.013
Keywords
Whey protein; Casein; Aged; Stroke; Critical care; Glutathione; IL-6
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- Nestle Health Nutrition, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an early enteral formula containing whey protein, in comparison to a standard enteral formula containing casein as the protein source, on the levels of glutathione and inflammatory markers in aged patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: Thirty-one elderly patients (12 males and 19 females; median age = 74 [range, 65-90] y old) with ischemic stroke were randomized to receive early nasogastric feeding (35 kcal/kg/d and 1.2 g of protein/kg/d) with either a formula containing hydrolyzed casein (casein group, n = 16) or another isocaloric and isonitrogenous formula containing hydrolyzed whey protein (WP group, n = 15) for 5 d. The primary endpoints of the study were the changes in the serum levels of glutathione peroxidase, C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin 6 (IL-6). Results: Twenty-five patients completed the study (10 in the WP group and 15 in the casein group). Mortality was similar between groups (33%; P = 1.00) and was associated with higher serum IL-6 (73.7 +/- 24.7 versus 16.6 +/- 2.4 pg/dL; P = 0.04) and CRP (82.0 +/- 35.6 versus 48.3 +/- 14.5 mg/L; P = 0.02) levels. Albumin levels dropped from the first to the fifth feeding day only in the casein group (P < 0.01). Serum IL-6 decreased (62.7 +/- 47.2 to 20.6 +/- 10.3 pg/dL; P = 0.02) and glutathione increased (32.2 +/- 2.1 to 39.9 +/- 6.8 U/G Hb; P = 0.03) only in the WP group. Serum IL-6 was lower (P = 0.03) and glutathione was higher (P = 0.03) in whey protein-fed patients than in the casein group. Conclusion: Enteral formula containing whey protein may decrease inflammation and increase antioxidant defenses in elderly patients with ischemic stroke, compared to casein-containing formula. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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