American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 29, 127-135, Copyright © 1976 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Relationship between Intralipid-induced hyperlipemia and pulmonary function

HL Greene, D Hazlett and R Demaree

One unit (500 ml) of 10% Intralipid (an intravenous soy bean oil-egg yolk lecithin preparation) was infused into 20 normal subjects over 4 hr. Serum triglyceride concentration and plasma optic density (at 700 nm) increased to maximal levels of 339 +/- 102 mg/100 ml and 1.14 +/- 0.41, respectively, at the completion of the infusion, and returned to basal levels in most subjects within 4 hr. Pulmonary membrane diffusion was decreased in six subjects at rest and with exercise at 25 and 50% maximum oxygen uptake. Only one subject showed a minor change in PO2 and none showed clinical signs of ischemia. The changes in pulmonary diffusion reverted to basal levels when serum lipids were cleared. Heparin (60 IU/kg) prevented the marked increase in serum lipids and, as a consequence, the changes in pulmonary function. Changes in pulmonary function from Intralipid-induced lipemia are similar to those known to result from diet-induced lipemia. The findings suggest that in the presence of normal vasculature and pulmonary function, Intralipid- induced lipemia should cause no clinical consequences. However, patients with preexisting pulmonary or vascular disease may be at greater risk after Intralipid-induced lipemia.

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