• Liya Ma, Nan Li, Xueyan Liu, Lynn Shaw, Sergio Li Calzi, Maria B Grant, and Josef Neu.
• Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
• Nutrition. 2012 Nov 1;28(11-12):1186-91.

ObjectivesSupplementation studies of glutamine, arginine, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have established the safety of each of these nutrients in neonates. However, the potential for a more stable and soluble dipeptide, arginyl-glutamine (Arg-Gln) or DHA, a long-chain ω-3 fatty acid with anti-inflammatory properties, to exert benefits on hyperoxia-induced lung injury has not to our knowledge been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Arg-Gln dipeptide or DHA could attenuate markers of injury and inflammation in neonatal mouse lungs exposed to hyperoxia.MethodsSeven-day-old mouse pups were placed with their dams in 75% oxygen for 5 d. After 5 d of hyperoxic exposure (postnatal days 7-12), pups were removed from hyperoxia and allowed to recover in atmospheric conditions for 5 d (postnatal days 12-17). Mouse pups received Arg-Gln (5 g · kg⁻¹ · d⁻¹) or DHA (5 g · kg⁻¹ · d⁻¹) or saline orally from postnatal days 12 through 17. Histologic changes, myeloperoxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, inflammatory cytokines, and nuclear factor-κB inhibitor levels were checked in each group.ResultsThe Arg-Gln and DHA prevented the development of key markers of injury, including histologic changes, myeloperoxidase, lactate dehydrogenase, and inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 and C-X-C motif ligand 1 (CXCL1)/keratinocyte-derived chemokine (KC). The highly beneficial effects of Arg-Gln on the reversal of oxygen-induced lung damage was associated with restoration of levels of nuclear factor-κB inhibitor.ConclusionThe Arg-Gln and DHA, with protective effects on hyperoxic lung injury in neonatal mice, are promising nutritional adjuncts that may prevent lung damage owing to oxygen toxicity in infants.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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