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ArticleLipids2016

Short-Term Stability of Whole Blood Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Content on Filter Paper During Storage at -28 °C.

Daniele Pupillo, Manuela Simonato, Paola E Cogo, Alexandre Lapillonne, Virgilio P Carnielli

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Article in Lipids, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniele PupilloDivision of Neonatology, Polytechnic University of Marche and Salesi's Children Hospital, Via Corridoni 11, 62123, Ancona, Italy.
Manuela SimonatoPediatric Research Institute "Città della Speranza", Padua, Italy.
Paola E CogoDivision of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, 33100, Italy.
Alexandre LapillonneDepartment of Neonatology, APHP Necker Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.
Virgilio P CarnielliDivision of Neonatology, Polytechnic University of Marche and Salesi's Children Hospital, Via Corridoni 11, 62123, Ancona, Italy. v.carnielli@univpm.it.
Marche Polytechnic University · ITCittà della Speranza Foundation · ITUniversité Paris Cité · FRUniversity of Udine · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Finger or heel-pricked blood sampling for fatty acid analysis is suitable especially in newborn infants where blood sampling is difficult and phlebotomy for research can be unethical. The aim of this study was to evaluate dried blood long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) stability during storage at -28 °C. We collected 12 blood cord samples that were analyzed immediately after blood drawing, with and without drying the blood on filter paper. Dried samples were then analyzed 7 days and 1, 3, and 6 months after collection. Butylated hydroxytoluene was added to all samples. Fatty acid composition and (13)C enrichment were measured by gas chromatography and by gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry, respectively. The fatty acid composition, expressed in mol%, of the major LC-PUFA at day 7 was not statistically different from time 0, however lower values were found by the first month of storage. The (13)C enrichment of 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 did not differ during the whole study period. LC-PUFA analysis from dried umbilical cord blood in neonates should be performed within a week, major losses of LC-PUFA occur afterwards. However, fatty acids obtained from dried blood maintain their (13)C enrichment value for up to 6 months and thus these samples are suitable for natural abundance isotopic studies.

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Butylated HydroxytolueneCarbon RadioisotopesChromatography, GasCordocentesisDocosahexaenoic AcidsDried Blood Spot TestingFatty Acids, UnsaturatedFetal BloodHumansInfant, NewbornButylated HydroxytolueneCarbon RadioisotopesDocosahexaenoic AcidsFatty Acids, UnsaturatedARADHADried blood spotsGas chromatographyLong chain polyunsaturated fatty acidsNatural abundance

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