Study on Short Chain Fatty Acids Concentration in Breast Milk and Its Correlation With the Maternal Diet

NCT ID: NCT02301728

Last Updated: 2014-11-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the acetate, butyrate and propionate concentration in breast milk and to evaluate the possible correlation of these concentrations with maternal diet.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Short Chain Fatty Acids Concentration in Breast Milk

Keywords

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breast milk short chain fatty acids maternal diet

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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sampling of breast milk, obtaining information about the maternal diet

take samples of 3 ml breast milk and 3-days diet diaries

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* parturients women at term hospitalized in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction, "Federico II" University of Naples.

Exclusion Criteria

* infections,
* diabetes and other chronic diseases at the level of each organ or system,
* diseases of pregnancy.
* antibiotics, prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics in the 30 days prior to the first observation.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Federico II University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Annalisa Passariello

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Annalisa Passariello, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

"Federico II" University of Naples

Locations

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"Federico II" University of Naples

Naples, Naples, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Annalisa Passariello, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: + 39 081 746 2680

Email: [email protected]

roberto berni canani, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: + 39 081 746 2680

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Annalisa Passariello, MD, PhD

Role: primary

roberto berni canani, MD, PhD

Role: backup

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11427691 (View on PubMed)

Macfarlane S, Macfarlane GT. Regulation of short-chain fatty acid production. Proc Nutr Soc. 2003 Feb;62(1):67-72. doi: 10.1079/PNS2002207.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12740060 (View on PubMed)

Resta-Lenert S, Truong F, Barrett KE, Eckmann L. Inhibition of epithelial chloride secretion by butyrate: role of reduced adenylyl cyclase expression and activity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2001 Dec;281(6):C1837-49. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.6.C1837.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11698242 (View on PubMed)

Roediger WE. Role of anaerobic bacteria in the metabolic welfare of the colonic mucosa in man. Gut. 1980 Sep;21(9):793-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.21.9.793.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kunzelmann K, Mall M. Electrolyte transport in the mammalian colon: mechanisms and implications for disease. Physiol Rev. 2002 Jan;82(1):245-89. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00026.2001.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11773614 (View on PubMed)

Binder HJ, Mehta P. Short-chain fatty acids stimulate active sodium and chloride absorption in vitro in the rat distal colon. Gastroenterology. 1989 Apr;96(4):989-96. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(89)91614-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2925072 (View on PubMed)

Boffa LC, Gruss RJ, Allfrey VG. Manifold effects of sodium butyrate on nuclear function. Selective and reversible inhibition of phosphorylation of histones H1 and H2A and impaired methylation of lysine and arginine residues in nuclear protein fractions. J Biol Chem. 1981 Sep 25;256(18):9612-21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6270094 (View on PubMed)

Belderbos ME, Houben ML, van Bleek GM, Schuijff L, van Uden NO, Bloemen-Carlier EM, Kimpen JL, Eijkemans MJ, Rovers M, Bont LJ. Breastfeeding modulates neonatal innate immune responses: a prospective birth cohort study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2012 Feb;23(1):65-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01230.x. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22103307 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BMB-100

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id