Gut

HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER
[Advanced]

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this link to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Add article to my folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Gassull, M A
Right arrow Articles by Esteve, M
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Gassull, M A
Right arrow Articles by Esteve, M
Related Collections
Right arrow Inflammatory bowel disease
Right arrow Nutrition and Metabolism
Right arrowRelated Article
Gut 2002;51:164-168
© 2002 by Gut


INFLAMMATION AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Fat composition may be a clue to explain the primary therapeutic effect of enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease: results of a double blind randomised multicentre European trial

M A Gassull1, F Fernández-Bañares1, E Cabré1, M Papo2, M H Giaffer3, J L Sánchez-Lombraña4, C Richart2, H Malchow5, F González-Huix6, M Esteve1 European Group on Enteral Nutrition in Crohn's Disease

1 Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
2 Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
3 Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
4 Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
5 Medical Clinic 2, Klinikum Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
6 Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr M A Gassull, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera del Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Spain;
mgassull{at}ns.hugtip.scs.es


ABSTRACT
Background: Dietary fat has been suggested to determine the therapeutic effect of enteral diets in Crohn's disease.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of two whole protein based diets with different fat compositions (n6 polyunsaturated fatty acids v monounsaturated fatty acids) in inducing clinical remission in active Crohn's disease compared with steroids.

Methods: Sixty two patients with active Crohn's disease were randomised to receive, for not more than 4 weeks: (a) a polymeric enteral diet containing 35 g of lipids per 1000 kcal, high in oleate (79%) and low in linoleate (6.5%) (PEN1), (b) an identical enteral diet except for the type of fat which was high in linoleate (45%) and low in oleate (28%) (PEN2), or (c) oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/day). Diets were double blindly administered. The steroid group received a conventional ward diet. Treatment failure was considered when remission was not achieved at week 4. Clinical activity and biological and nutritional parameters were monitored. Independent predictors of remission were identified by stepwise logistic regression analysis.

Results: Overall remission rates (by intention to treat) were 20% (4/20) for PEN1, 52% (12/23) for PEN2, and 79% (15/19) for steroids (overall p=0.001; p<0.0005 steroids v PEN1, and p=0.056 PEN2 v PEN1). After excluding those patients who were non-compliant during the first week (per protocol analysis), remission rates were 27%, 63%, and 79%, respectively (p=0.008, steroids and PEN2 v PEN1). After adjusting for confounding variables, PEN1 remained significantly associated with a poor response.

Conclusion: The type of dietary fat may be of importance for the primary therapeutic effect of enteral nutrition in active Crohn's disease.


Keywords: enteral nutrition; Crohn's disease; fat

Abbreviations: CD, Crohn's disease; CRP, C reactive protein; VHAI, Van Hees' activity index; PEN, polymeric enteral nutrition; NRI, nutritional risk index; LRA, logistic regression analysis; MCT, medium chain triglycerides; LCT, long chain triglycerides; EN, enteral nutrition; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CDAI, Crohn's disease activity index


Related Article

Digest
Ian Forgacs
Gut 2002 51: 143. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]



This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Nutr Clin PractHome page
M. Issa and D. G. Binion
Bowel Rest and Nutrition Therapy in the Management of Active Crohn's Disease
Nutr Clin Pract, June 1, 2008; 23(3): 299 - 308.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Nutr Clin PractHome page
D. M. Wiese, R. Rivera, and D. L. Seidner
Is There a Role for Bowel Rest in Nutrition Management of Crohn's Disease?
Nutr Clin Pract, June 1, 2008; 23(3): 309 - 317.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
R. Marion-Letellier, M. Butler, P. Dechelotte, R. J Playford, and S. Ghosh
Comparison of cytokine modulation by natural peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma} ligands with synthetic ligands in intestinal-like Caco-2 cells and human dendritic cells--potential for dietary modulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma} in intestinal inflammation
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, April 1, 2008; 87(4): 939 - 948.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.Home page
E. D.A WESTCOTT, C. A MATTACKS, A. C.J WINDSOR, S. C KNIGHT, and C. M POND
Perinodal Adipose Tissue and Fatty Acid Composition of Lymphoid Tissues in Patients with and without Crohn's Disease and Their Implications for the Etiology and Treatment of CD.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., August 1, 2006; 1072: 395 - 400.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
GutHome page
H Lochs
To feed or not to feed? Are nutritional supplements worthwhile in active Crohn's disease?
Gut, March 1, 2006; 55(3): 306 - 307.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
GutHome page
T Johnson, S Macdonald, S M Hill, A Thomas, and M S Murphy
Treatment of active Crohn's disease in children using partial enteral nutrition with liquid formula: a randomised controlled trial
Gut, March 1, 2006; 55(3): 356 - 361.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JPEN J Parenter Enteral NutrHome page
A. M. Griffiths
Enteral Nutrition in the Management of Crohn's Disease
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, July 1, 2005; 29(4_suppl): S108 - S117.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JPEN J Parenter Enteral NutrHome page
T. T. MacDonald, A. DiSabatino, and J. N. Gordon
Immunopathogenesis of Crohn's Disease
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, July 1, 2005; 29(4_suppl): S118 - S125.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
JPEN J Parenter Enteral NutrHome page
J. M.E. Fell
Control of Systemic and Local Inflammation with Transforming Growth Factor {beta} Containing Formulas
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, July 1, 2005; 29(4_suppl): S126 - S133.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER
Terms and conditions relating to subscriptions purchased online  ¦  Website terms and conditions  ¦  Privacy policy
Copyright © 2002 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Society of Gastroenterology