Hanna Romanowska, Aleksandra Wilk, Mikołaj Danko, Anna Borkowska, Katarzyna Popińska, Marta Sibilska, Joanna Żydak, Wojciech Marciniak, Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz, Janusz Książyk
This study continues the research in which we determined the concentration of aluminum in children receiving long-term parenteral nutrition (LPN). Since our results were interesting, we decided to assay arsenic (As) and cobalt (Co) in the collected material, which, like aluminum, constitute contamination in the mixtures used in parenteral nutrition. Excesses of these trace elements in the human body are highly toxic, and deficiencies, particularly in the case of Co, can lead to various complications. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of LPN in children on their serum levels of As and Co, as well as the excretion of these elements in urine, and to compare them with a control group of healthy children...
April 16, 2024: Nutrients