Albumin synthesis in very low birth weight infants is enhanced by early parenteral lipid and high-dose amino acid administration

摘要

Background & aims: Albumin is one of the most important plasma proteins and plays a key role in many physiologic processes, such as preserving colloid osmotic pressure, scavenging radicals, and binding and transporting bilirubin, hormones, and drugs. However, albumin concentrations are often low in preterm infants during the first days of life.