Evidence of oxidative stress in relation to feeding type during early life in premature infants

ABSTRACT Morbidity in the premature (PT) infant may reflect difficult adaptation to oxygen. We hypothesized that feeding including formula feeding (F) and feeding mother's milk (HM)

with added fortifier would affect redox status. Therefore, 65 PT infants (birth weight: 1146 ± 261 g; GA: 29 ± 2.5 wk; mean ± SD) were followed biweekly, once oral feeds were introduced.

Feeding groups: F (>75% total feeds) and HM (>75% total feeds) were further subdivided according to human milk fortifier (HMF) content of 0–19, 20–49, and ≥50%. Oxidative stress was

quantified by F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs) in urine, protein carbonyls, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) in plasma. F2-IsoPs (ng/mg creatinine): 0–2 wk, 125 ± 63; 3–4 wk, 191 ±

171; 5–6 wk, 172 ± 83; 7–8 wk, 211 ± 149; 9–10 wk, 222 ± 121; and >10 wk, 183 ± 67. Protein carbonyls from highest [2.41 ± 0.75 (_n_ = 9)] and lowest [2.25 ± 0.89 (_n_ = 12) pmol/μg

protein] isoprostane groups did not differ. ORAC: baseline, 6778 ± 1093; discharge, 6639 ± 735 [full term 4 and 12 M, 9010 ± 600 mg (_n_ = 12) TE]. Highest isoprostane values occurred in

infants with >50% of their mother's milk fortified. Further research on HMF is warranted. SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS PRENATAL OXIDATIVE STRESS AND RAPID INFANT WEIGHT

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MICROBIOTA IN NEONATAL RATS Article 28 August 2021 MAIN Elevated concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have long been implicated as causal factors in human illness (1,2). Although

a number of enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidant defense mechanisms normally maintain an “uneasy truce” between oxidants and reductants, an imbalance can perturb homeostasis and result in

disease. Nowhere is this perhaps more an issue than for the newborn infant. Birth itself may be viewed as a hyperoxic challenge, wherein the fetus transitions from a relatively hypoxic

environment with a arterial oxygen tension of 25–35 mm Hg (3) to the extrauterine environment where arterial oxygen tension reaches 100 mm Hg. Coupled with the oxidative stress induced

through labor and higher-than-adult levels of mitochondrial respiration and peroxide production (4), the neonate may rely on compensatory mechanisms to transition successfully through the

postpartum period such as ROS scavenging ability provided by human milk (5). Previously, we showed that healthy breast-fed infants are under acute oxidative stress in early infancy

reflecting the difficulty in adapting to increased oxygen exposure after birth (5). The challenge seems to be even more acute for the premature (PT) infant, for whom the normal developmental

expression of antioxidant systems is either incomplete or compromised (6,7) and who is often subjected to oxygen therapy and/or feeding strategies that contribute to redox imbalance (8–10).

Accordingly, oxidative stress is proposed to be either causal or at least strongly linked to a number of neonatal disorders, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), periventricular

leukomalacia, retinopathy of prematurity, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), and necrotizing eneterocolitis (NEC) (11–14). What is clear is that a certain amount of oxidative stress is

necessary to activate specific enzymatic pathways and that ROS act as signaling molecules. The PT infant would be expected to have a more difficult time at birth in the transition from fetal

to neonatal life (2). The extent of the challenge posed by free radicals and ROS for the preterm infant is becoming increasingly evident. Two plasma markers of lipid peroxidation,

F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs) and malonaldehyde, are elevated in very LBW infants with cerebral white matter injury, the latter >10-fold compared with adult controls (15). The significance

of such findings is highlighted by the fact that preterm white matter is selectively vulnerable to oxidative damage (12). More recently, plasma F2-IsoPs have been shown to be elevated in

children who were born preterm (16). The perinatal period may be a time of both increased exposure to and risk from oxidative stress. We have found that human milk _in vitro_ acts as a

better free radical scavenger than does infant formula (5). We hypothesized that PT infants who were breast-fed would show less evidence of oxidative stress after birth than those who were

formula fed. In this report, we present preliminary evidence that dietary factors may contribute to the overall level of oxidative stress in preterm infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS SUBJECTS.

Sixty-five infants with birth weights <1500 g were recruited from the Health Sciences Center and St. Boniface Research Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, after birth but before oral

feeds. Eligibility criteria included the following: prematurity (<37 wk GA by date of last menstrual period or early ultrasound) and birth weight <1500 g. Exclusion criteria included

the following: presence of any major congenital anomaly, underlying genetic syndrome, presence of clinical or confirmed diagnosis of congenital infections, or unlikely to comply with

necessary follow-up (_i.e._ out-of-province patients). Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Manitoba Research Ethics Board, and informed consent was obtained from all

participants. For feeding purposes, the breast milk group was defined _a priori_ as having received no <75% of all oral feeds during their entire hospital stay as mother's own milk.

The formula-feeding group was defined as having received no <75% of all feedings in hospital from humanized infant formulas. The mixed-feeding group was defined as anything in between

these two criteria. Given the variable intake of human milk fortifier (HMF) received during hospitalization, the breast milk group was further subdivided according to the total amount of

breast milk fortified with HMF: ≥50, 20–49, and 0–19%. SAMPLE COLLECTION. At study entry and biweekly thereafter, a blood sample was collected by venipuncture or from a catheter inserted

centrally. Whole blood (0.5–0.7 mL) was collected in heparinized microtainers. Plasma was separated, and red blood cells were washed three times in saline before freezing at −80°C until

analysis. Urine samples were collected with a Hollister U-Bag (17), and after aliquoting to 1.5 mL, clear plastic tubes were frozen at −80°C. Data recorded from hospital records included the

following: Apgar scores, SNAP scores (both severity of illness indices), duration and volume of parenteral nutrition, fortification with HMF (Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN);

weight gain; incidence of oxygen exposure at both 28 d and 36 wk postconceptional age was recorded for defining BPD; days of ventilatory support; the worst grade of IVH including

periventricular leukomalacia; incidence with none or either suspected or confirmed NEC (perforation and not perforated), using radiography; retinopathy of prematurity not present or

identified as stage 1 or greater; cranial ultrasonography for IVH-PVH (d 7 and ∼36 wk); infections; not present or present with blood culture-proven sepsis (bacterial or fungal);

cerebrospinal fluid culture proven meningitis; and urine positive result: presumed but not culture-proven sepsis. F2-IsoPs a marker of lipid peroxidation in urine are prostaglandin-like

compounds formed during peroxidation of arachidonic acid (18). The precision of the mass spectrometry assay is ± 5% with 80% accuracy. Normal adult levels in urine are 38.1 ± 19.1 ng/mg

creatinine (18). Creatinine was measured by standard techniques (18). Measurement of this compound in urine has the advantage that there is less likely to be autoxidation of samples when

compared with blood analysis (18). Antioxidant activity of plasma samples at the beginning and end of the study and mother's milk collected every 2 wk was measured using the oxygen

radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) according to procedures described by Prior _et al._ (19). An FLx800 micro plate fluorescence reader (Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc., Winooski, VT) was used with

fluorescence filters for an excitation wavelength of 485/20 nm and an emission wavelength of 528/20 nm. The plate reader was controlled by KC4 3.0 software (version 29). Dilution of sample,

control, and Trolox standard was done manually. The quantity of 300 μL each of buffer solution (blank) and diluted sample solution, control, and Trolox standard was transferred to a 96-well

flat-bottom polystyrene micro plate (Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY) by hand according to their designated positions. A full automation of plate-to-plate liquid transfer was programmed

by using a Precision 2000 micro plate pipetting system (Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc.). Peroxyl radical was generated by AAPH (2,2′-azobis-2-methyl-propanimidamide, dihydrochloride) during

measurement, and fluorescein was used as the substrate. All the reaction mixtures were prepared in the measured plate in duplicate, and at least three independent assays were performed for

each sample. Final ORAC values were calculated by using a regression equation between the Trolox concentration and the net area under the fluorescence decay curve. Area under the curve (AUC)

was calculated as follows: where _f_0 is the initial fluorescence reading at 0 min and _f_i is the fluorescence reading at time in min. The net AUC was obtained by subtracting the AUC of

the blank from that of the sample. ORAC values were expressed as Trolox equivalents by using the standard curve. Final results were calculated and expressed as TE (μmol Trolox equivalents)

of plasma samples. Antioxidant enzymes in red blood cells including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were analyzed as reported previously (5). Protein carbonyls

were measured in plasma by a dot-blot immunoassay, following dinitrophenyl hydrazine reaction of protein carbonyl groups, using commercially available primary antibody to the resulting

dinitrophenyl (DNP) derivatives [primary rabbit anti-DNP and horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated secondary goat anti-rabbit], followed by ECL+ and chemiluminescence detection (20).

Plasma samples used for analysis of protein carbonyls were selected from those infants whose urine had the highest and lowest urinary isoprostane values to determine whether carbonyl content

reflected isoprostane values and if further analysis should be done on the entire urine sample collection. Normal plasma protein carbonyl levels in appropriate-for-GA newborns have been

reported as 1.31 ± 0.24 pmol/μg protein (21). DATA ANALYSIS. Data for continuous variables were analyzed using univariate and multivariate repeated measures ANOVA procedures [SAS 9.1 (SAS

Institute, Inc., Cary, NC) and SPSS 16.0 (SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL)]. Log transformations were done for variables, which were not Gaussian. Significance was assigned to _p_ ≤ 0.05. RESULTS

Subject characteristics are presented in Table 1. Plasma ORAC and red blood cell enzyme values are presented in Table 2; no significant differences were found over time. Subject clinical

characteristics are presented in Table 3. F2-IsoPs values were as follows: 0–2 wk, 125 ± 63; 3–4 wk, 191 ± 171; 5–6 wk, 172 ± 83; 7–8 wk, 211 ± 149; 9–10 wk, 222 ± 121; and >10 wk, 183 ±

67 (ng/mg creatinine). Normal levels from 40 adults: 38.1 ± 19.1 ng/mg creatinine (18). Protein carbonyls from those subjects whose urine had the highest and lowest isoprostane values were

as follows: high group: 2.41 ± 0.75 (_n_ = 9) pmol/μg protein; low group: 2.25 ± 0.89 (_n_ = 12) pmol/μg protein (mean ± SD; _p_ = 0.33, not significant). Plasma ORAC: baseline, 6778 ± 1093;

discharge, 6639 ± 735; [healthy PT 6 mo, 8134 ± 706 (_n_ = 7); full term 4 and 12 mo, 9010 ± 600 mg (_n_ = 12); and adult 9295 ± 887 (_n_ = 6) TE]. Isoprostane values according to

percentage of HMF in total feedings are presented in Fig. 1. F2-IsoPs in the >50% group were significantly greater than the formula-fed group (_p_ = 0.002). F2-IsoPs did not correlate

either in a univariate or multivariate model with either of enzyme assays, anthropometric measurements, total days of O2 intake, GA, Apgar scores, type of feed in previous pregnancies,

morbidity, or plasma or feed ORAC values. F2-IsoPs were related to gender (females > males) and whether or not the infant had surgery for a patent ductus arteriosus (higher for surgery

than no surgery). DISCUSSION We found high levels of F2-IsoPs in urine during early infancy in the PT infant (Fig. 1) compared with normal adult levels of ∼38 ± 19 (_n_ = 40) ng/mg

creatinine (18). These levels persisted to >9 wk after birth, reflecting the stress of prematurity. This was supported by our findings of nearly 2-fold elevated protein carbonyl in the

plasma of these infants compared with appropriate-weight-for-GA full-term newborns [1.31 ± 0.24 pmol/μg protein (21)]. Our results support those of other authors who assessed oxidative

status in the PT infants (22–26). Farkouh _et al._ (22) reported elevated urinary peroxides in PT infants (10 μmol/mmol creatinine) compared with those of full-term infants (5 μmol/mmol

creatinine) within the first 72 h of life. Cervantes-Munguia _et al._ (23) measured serum lipoperoxide levels in PT infants <33 wk gestation every week for the first month of life. Those

infants who eventually developed retinopathy of prematurity (11/50) were more likely to have elevated lipoperoxides than those who did not develop the disease (5.4 ± 1.3 mmol/mL _versus_ 2.9

± 0.9 mmol/mL _p_ = 0.0001). Similar results were found by Buonocore _et al._ (24) in both hypoxic and nonhypoxic PT infants with a normal clinical course at birth and 7 d later. Weinberger

_et al._ (25) reported increasing levels of MDA, a lipid peroxidation product, in urine up to 10 d after birth in PT infants born <30 wk gestation. A recent report of F2-IsoPs in urine

found no correlation with later outcome of BPD (26), whereas Ahola _et al._ (11) did find that plasma F2-IsoPs increased in PT infants who developed BPD. Metabolism of F2-IsoPs is likely

different in urine and plasma and may explain the lack of consistency between studies. Data from this study suggest that the PT infant is under considerable oxidative stress in early life.

Elevated F2-IsoPs were also reported in children aged 8–13 y who had been born small-for-GA (16). In that study, compared with children born appropriate-for-GA, urinary isoprostanes were

significantly elevated (46 ± 4.6 _versus_ 29 ± 3.1 ng/mg creatinine). These findings (16) were supported by increased erythrocyte oxidative products in small-for-GA (287 ± 17) _versus_

appropriate-for-GA infants (216 ± 11 mmol/g Hb). It seems that early oxidative stress in PT infants may persist throughout childhood although other intervening variables may play a role. It

is noteworthy that F2-IsoPs did not decline over the first 3 mo in these PT infants, whereas F2-IsoPs did decline over that time period in the full-term infant (5). The measurement of

F2-IsoPs has emerged as possibly the most reliable approach to assessing oxidative stress _in vivo_ (18,27). PT infants are known to have elevated metabolic rates compared with full-term

infants and adults (4). Oxygen consumption is related to metabolic rate, which is dependent primarily on growth rate. As PT infants grow faster than term infants their metabolic rate will be

higher (28). It is quite likely that the high levels of isoprostanes reflects this elevated metabolism and the possible weakened antioxidant defense mechanisms reported by others (6).

Plasma ORAC results (Table 2) suggest that the PT infant is somewhat compromised compared with full-term infants (9010 ± 600 TE) in early life. ORAC seems to rise over time as Franco _et

al._ (16) found no difference in total antioxidant status between children who had been born PT or full term although there was greater evidence of oxidative stress in the children who had

been born PT. These data are difficult to interpret and present a dilemma because a high value may mean increased ability to resist oxidative stress, whereas a low value may also mean that

the infant is being protected. Prior _et al._ (19) have shown that ORAC is sensitive to dietary intake of antioxidants. However, a low ORAC value has not been linked to increased risk of

disease. Furthermore, in this study, we did not find any relationship between ORAC and lipid peroxidation or any difference in peroxidation between infants who were breast-fed or formula

fed. Subtle differences according to feeding may take longer to manifest even though breast milk and breast feeding have been shown to be protective to the PT infant (29–32). It should be

mentioned that not all subjects were able to provide enough sample for all analyses, which may have affected our final results. Previously, we reported that human milk was a better scavenger

of free radicals than was infant formula (5). We tested a variety of PT formulas and mother's milk from PT infants and their relative ability to scavenge free radicals and inhibit

lipid peroxidation. We found that mother's milk had a clear advantage even though known antioxidant molecules such as vitamins C and E are higher in PT formulas. Therefore, we expected

to find lower levels of F2-IsoPs in the urine of breast-fed infants compared with that of formula fed-infants. Although this occurred for those infants who were fed primarily human milk

without any supplements, an unexpected finding was the elevated urinary F2-IsoPs level in those infants who had their mother's milk fortified with HMF at the highest concentration (Fig.

1). HMF is widely used in neonatal units and was originally formulated to improve bone mineralization in PT infants (33). Why the group receiving the highest amounts of fortifier had the

highest F2-IsoPs levels and higher than those fed only formula is unclear. The manufacturer's website (enfamil.ca) is clear that feeding should be prepared in a precise manner or there

is risk of harm to the infant. In our experience, supplemental use in the neonatal unit shows wide variation with no consistent protocol (10). The known risk is that fortified human milk can

spoil quickly and the consumption of oxidized lipids will increase the total body pool of oxidized lipids (34). Antibacterial activity of human milk was almost totally inhibited by the

addition of bovine protein-based HMF (35). Other studies have shown that HMF sequesters endogenous milk anti-inflammatory cytokines (36). We have found that human milk with HMF allows

bacterial growth within 1 h (unpublished). There is a paucity of information on the proper reconstitution and use of human breast milk substitutes (37). Typical errors include over- and

under concentration, but there are persistent clinical questions as to the need for sterility, the safety and means of storage, and liquid _versus_ powder formulations. A recent Cochrane

review (38) presents disturbing data but concludes that the “Use of a multicomponent fortifiers does not appear to be associated with adverse effects, although the total number of infants

studied and the large amount of missing data reduces confidence in this conclusion.” Currently, we are engaged in research using a cell culture model in an attempt to elucidate the possible

mechanisms for generation of lipid peroxidation. Clearly, more work needs to be done. ABBREVIATIONS * AUC: area under the curve * BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia * F2-IsoPs: F2-isoprostanes

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