Ethylmalonic aciduria is associated with an amino acid variant of short chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase.

abstract：:The functional activity of naturally acquired IgG and IgM with specificity for the capsular polysaccharide of type III, group B Streptococcus (III-GBS) was compared. Sera collected during convalescence from 14 infants who had developed specific antibodies following III-GBS infection were employed for separation of IgG...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Campbell JR,Baker CJ,Metzger TG,Edwards MS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterozygous ATP-binding-cassette subfamily A member 3 (ABCA3) mutations are associated with neonatal respiratory complications. In an adult murine model, we investigated whether Abca3 haploinsufficiency is a predisposing factor for lung injury induced by hyperoxia or mechanical ventilation. METHODS:Abca3 h...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Herber-Jonat S,Mittal R,Huppmann M,Hammel M,Liebisch G,Yildirim AÖ,Eickelberg O,Schmitz G,Hrabé de Angelis M,Flemmer AW,Holzinger A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IQ's of Jamaican boys aged 6-10 were associated significantly with the presence or absence of severe malnutrition in infancy, with height at time of IQ testing, and with a measure of the boys' social background. A multiple correlation coefficient of 0.674 was obtained between IQ and the three factors. Social backg...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Richardson SA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborn rats exposed to 60% O(2) for 14 d demonstrated a bronchopulmonary dysplasia-like lung morphology and pulmonary hypertension. A 21-aminosteroid antioxidant, U74389G, attenuated both pulmonary hypertension and macrophage accumulation in the O(2)-exposed lungs. To determine whether macrophage accumulation played ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Jankov RP,Luo X,Belcastro R,Copland I,Frndova H,Lye SJ,Hoidal JR,Post M,Tanswell AK

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of fetal hypoxemia on blood coagulation (platelet count, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, factors II, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and von Willebrands activities, fibrin degradation products, and fibrin monomer) were evaluated in nine chronically catheterized fetal lambs earl...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kisker CT,Robillard JE,Clarke WR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated as a key mechanism in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. The miR-200 family has been shown to inhibit EMT. METHODS:Liver fibrosis levels were assessed with Masson's trichrome staining of liver samples obtained from biliary atresia (BA) patient...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Xiao Y,Zhou Y,Chen Y,Zhou K,Wen J,Wang Y,Wang J,Cai W

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, e.g., neutrophils, by monocytes is essential for resolution of inflammation. Delayed removal leads to secondary necrosis, perpetuating inflammation, and tissue destruction. Common histologic features in neonatal chronic inflammatory disorders are an accumulation of apoptotic cells in i...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Gille C,Steffen F,Lauber K,Keppeler H,Leiber A,Spring B,Poets CF,Orlikowsky TW

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are inherited metabolic disorders resulting from the defective catabolism of glycosaminoglycans. In this report, we find that the stimulation of MPS connective tissue cells by the inflammatory cytokines causes enhanced secretion of several matrix-degrading metalloproteinases (MMPs). In ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Simonaro CM,D'Angelo M,Haskins ME,Schuchman EH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine if autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) is present in the preterm fetal lamb and, if present, to measure the range of mean arterial blood pressure over which autoregulation exists. Thirty-seven measurements of CBF were made in seven preterm fetal lambs (118-122 ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Papile LA,Rudolph AM,Heymann MA

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sp act of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase has been measured in individual regions of adult rat brain to see if site-specific differences in enzyme activity can aid in the understanding of brain abnormalities observed in well-treated galactosemic patients. The sp act in the cerebellum, brain stem, and midbr...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Rogers S,Heidenreich R,Mallee J,Segal S

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunologic consequences of exposure to HIV-1 in utero are still poorly understood. This study investigates relationships between type-1 [interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)] and type-2 (IL-10) cytokine production and maternal-infant HIV-1 transmission. Cord blood leukocytes from deliveries of 71 HIV-1-infected and 11 uninfe...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kuhn L,Coutsoudis A,Moodley D,Mngqundaniso N,Trabattoni D,Shearer GM,Clerici M,Coovadia HM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response to the capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib PS) has been used to determine the molecular basis of antibody gene diversity in humans. In contrast to the relatively restricted nature of anti-Hib PS heavy-chain variable region gene expression, a variety of light-chain variable region...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Adderson EE,Shackelford PG,Quinn A,Wilson PM,Carroll WL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late Onset Central Hypoventilation Syndrome associated with Hypothalamic Dysfunction (LO-CHS/HD) is a distinct entity among the clinical and genetic heterogeneous group of patients with late onset central hypoventilation. Here we report a series of 13 patients with LO-CHS/HD. Rapid onset obesity is the first symptom o...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： De Pontual L,Trochet D,Caillat-Zucman S,Abou Shenab OA,Bougneres P,Crow Y,Cunningham S,Esteva B,Heberle LC,Leger J,Pinto G,Polak M,Shafik MH,Straus C,Trang H,Munnich A,Lyonnet S,Desguerre I,Amiel J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The copper concentrations in organs of developing Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats (2 d to 13 mo) were measured to elucidate the pathogenesis of their hereditary hepatitis. Hepatic copper contents of LEC rats were significantly higher than those of control rats (26 to 92 times higher). The subcellular distribution of he...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Okayasu T,Tochimaru H,Hyuga T,Takahashi T,Takekoshi Y,Li Y,Togashi Y,Takeichi N,Kasai N,Arashima S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an emerging evidence that pulmonary hypertension is associated with amino acid, carnitine, and thyroid hormone aberrations. We aimed to characterize metabolic profiles measured by the newborn screen (NBS) in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) METHODS: Nested case-co...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Steurer MA,Oltman S,Baer RJ,Feuer S,Liang L,Paynter RA,Rand L,Ryckman KK,Keller RL,Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the extent of fetal lung hypoplasia and lung maturation using the amniotic lamellar body count (LBC) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS:We obtained 30 amniotic fluid samples from human CDH cases during cesarean section. We assessed LBC, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultras...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Watanabe Y,Tsuda H,Kotani T,Sumigama S,Mano Y,Hayakawa M,Sato Y,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of the body's fat and learn masses is an important component of nutritional assessment. Such measurements, however, are difficult to conduct routinely in infants due to the numerous limitations of traditional methods. The application of total body electrical conductivity measurements for quantitating fat-...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Fiorotto ML,de Bruin NC,Brans YW,Degenhart HJ,Visser HK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the mechanisms by which C16:0 lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and albumin inhibit the surface activity of calf lung surfactant extract (CLSE) by using a pulsating bubble apparatus with a specialized hypophase exchange system, plus adsorption and Wilhelmy balance measurements. In the absence of inhibitors, CLS...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Holm BA,Wang Z,Notter RH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation was designed to explore the use of tests tapping reversible aspects of behavior and performance and to find out whether these data can be correlated with concurrent metabolic changes in different dietary phases. The four subjects had classic phenylketonuria, diagnosed on the basis of a high level of ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Anderson VE,Siegel FS

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cerebral blood flow (CBF) and the evolution of brain edema was investigated in an experimental model of perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. Seven-d postnatal rats were subjected to unilateral common carotid artery ligation followed by 3 h of hypoxia with 8% oxygen at 37 degrees C. This in...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Mujsce DJ,Christensen MA,Vannucci RC

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide (GHRP-6) specifically stimulates growth hormone (GH) secretion in several animal species and humans. The mechanism of action of GHRP-6 is largely unknown, although experimental evidence indicates that it may modulate growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin acti...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Locatelli V,Grilli R,Torsello A,Cella SG,Wehrenberg WB,Müller EE

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously discovered that the adult Drosophila melanogaster is tolerant to a low O2 environment, withstanding hours of total O2 deprivation without showing any evidence of cell injury. Subsequently, our laboratory embarked on the study of hypoxia tolerance using a mutagenesis and overexpression screens to beg...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Zhou D,Visk DW,Haddad GG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inasmuch as taurine biosynthesis is decreased during early postnatal life, an efficient mechanism for taurine uptake by the liver must be present to maintain intracellular stores of this beta-amino acid. Therefore, basolateral liver plasma vesicles prepared from 14-day and adult rats were used to examine taurine trans...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bucuvalas JC,Goodrich AL,Suchy FJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human GH is encoded by the GH-1 gene which belongs to the GH gene cluster encompassing a distance of about 65 kb on the long arm of chromosome 17. Familial isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is associated with at least four Mendelian disorders. These include two forms that have autosomal recessive inheritance (...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wagner JK,Eblé A,Hindmarsh PC,Mullis PE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum diamine oxidase (DAO) activities were measured in 20 control patients and in 24 patients with gastroenteritis. Results (mean +/- SE) were as follows: 1) control patients (n = 20), 36.2 +/- 5.7 pmol h-1 ml-1; 2) gastroenteritis (acute phase) (n = 11), 31 +/- 4.9 pmol h-1 ml-1; 3) gastroenteritis (healing phase) (...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Forget P,Saye Z,Van Cutsem JL,Dandrifosse G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term EEG monitoring (LTM) with several electrodes could be a useful tool for surveillance of the brain during the first critical days of life. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of multichannel LTM for automated analysis of EEG activity from d 1 to 3 using eight electrodes. Premature infants (GA <31 wk; n...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Schumacher EM,Westvik AS,Larsson PG,Lindemann R,Westvik J,Stiris TA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to investigate any possible relationship between functional and structural vascular changes in women with low gestational age and/or low birth weight by analyzing the retinal vascular pattern in women with thoroughly documented blood pressure. Retinal vessel morphology was evaluated by digital image ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kistner A,Jacobson L,Jacobson SH,Svensson E,Hellstrom A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain injury remains one of the major unsolved problems in neonatal care, with survivors at high risk of lifelong neurodisability. It is unlikely that a single intervention can ameliorate neonatal brain injury, given the complex interaction between pathological processes, developmental trajectory, genetic susceptibili...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Austin T

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes can be used for the delivery of drugs in cancer chemotherapy. After i.v. injection liposomes are to a large extent taken up by the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS). When treating diseases in the MPS, such as the histiocytic syndromes, this property is of potential value for drug targeting and may lead to ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Liliemark E,Liliemark J,Kållberg N,Björkholm M,Sjöström B,Peterson C

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caffeine is a nonspecific adenosine receptor antagonist used in premature neonates to treat apnea of prematurity. While its use may reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the precise mechanisms remain unknown. Evidence of increased adenosine levels are noted in chronic lung diseases includ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Dayanim S,Lopez B,Maisonet TM,Grewal S,Londhe VA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00