Experimental neonatal syphilis. II. Immunological responses of neonatal rabbits to intradermal inoculation with Treponema pallidum (Nichols strain).

abstract：:BackgroundPoor aerobic fitness is associated with worsening of asthma symptoms, and fitness training may improve asthma control. The mechanism linking fitness with asthma is not known. We hypothesized that repeated bouts of exercise would lead to a downregulation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression on circulati...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Lu KD,Cooper D,Haddad F,Zaldivar F,Kraft M,Radom-Aizik S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objectives were to establish antecedent factors and patterns of brain injury and their prognostic value in preterm infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Essential inclusion criteria were gestation (GA) < or =36 wk, Apgar scores <5/<7 at 1/5 min, major resuscitation at birth, and a brain MRI <6 postna...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Logitharajah P,Rutherford MA,Cowan FM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superoxide anion generation during severe asphyxia and reventilation was assessed in newborn pigs. Using closed cranial windows over the parietal cortices, superoxide dismutase (SOD)-inhibitable nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction was determined during asphyxia/reventilation. Asphyxia was induced by turning off the ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Pourcyrous M,Leffler CW,Mirro R,Busija DW

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the most debilitating chronic disorders in the United States, affecting 15 million children in homes with depressed mothers, many of whom endure household chaos, inconsistent nurturing, inadequate safety practices, and harsh discipline. Depressed mothers are under diagnosed and undertreated, yet t...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Weiss-Laxer NS,Platt R,Osborne LM,Kimmel M,Solomon BS,Mendelson T,Webb L,Riley AW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) results from vasoconstriction and/or vascular remodeling, which can be regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). MAPKs are deactivated by dual-specificity phosphatases (DUSPs). We hypothesized that single-nucleotide p...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Chen LL,Zmuda EJ,Talavera MM,Frick J,Brock GN,Liu Y,Klebanoff MA,Trittmann JK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was twofold: (1) to identify and characterize the enzymatic ATP hydrolysis system of epithelial cilia, and (2) to develop a quantitative, biochemical test for the ciliotoxic cystic fibrosis (CF) factor based on inhibition of ATP utilization by ciliary preparations. Our rationale for s...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Farrell PM,Fox GN,Spicer SS

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonic anhydrase II (CA II) is the only soluble isozyme of CA which is known to be expressed in kidney. We recently identified a deficiency of this enzyme as the basis for the autosomal recessive syndrome of osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis and cerebral calcification. In order to explore the physiological i...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Sly WS,Whyte MP,Krupin T,Sundaram V

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used quin2, a high affinity fluorescent calcium indicator to measure free cytosolic Ca++ in neutrophils isolated from fresh heparinized blood of 13 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (age range 6-32 yr) and 11 healthy individuals (age range 25-41 yr) as controls. The mean value of free cytosolic Ca++ for CF patients was...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Suter S,Lew PD,Ballaman J,Waldvogel FA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three members of a Virginia family with a bleeding disorder were found to have a serum defect in thromboplastin generation similar to the previously reported "Car. factor" deficiency. Sera from three members of the original Car. family did not correct the defect of affected members of the Virginia family. Partial thro...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Komp DM

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In preterm neonates, peroxides contaminating total parenteral nutrition (TPN) contribute to oxidative stress, which is suspected to be a strong inducer of hepatic complications related to prematurity. Recently, others reported that hexapeptides derived from human milk (HM) exerted free radical-scavenging a...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Miloudi K,Tsopmo A,Friel JK,Rouleau T,Comte B,Lavoie JC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is 5-fold higher in preterm (PT) infants born ≤28 weeks gestational age (GA) as compared to the general population. The relationship between placental pathologic lesions and ASD in PT infants has not been studied. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was t...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Mir IN,White SP,Steven Brown L,Heyne R,Rosenfeld CR,Chalak LF

更新日期：2020-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol consumption during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Although the exact mechanism is unknown, nutritional alterations caused by ethanol exposure may be an etiologic factor in FAS. The congenital heart defects seen in FAS are similar to those found in vitamin A teratogenesis. Because ethanol ing...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： DeJonge MH,Zachman RD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social determinants of health (SDH) can substantially impact health outcomes. A systematic review, however, has never been conducted on associations of SDH with congenital heart disease (CHD) outcomes. The aim, therefore, was to conduct such a systematic review. METHODS:Seven databases were searched through...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Davey B,Sinha R,Lee JH,Gauthier M,Flores G

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal lung cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase, cyclic AMP, phosphatidyl choline, and incorporation of precursors into phosphatidyl choline were measured in rabbits after maternal administration of hydrocortisone phosphate and aminophylline. Both agents inhibited lung phosphodiesterase activity and augmented cyclic AMP conce...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Barrett CT,Sevanian A,Lavin N,Kaplan SA

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to compare white matter (WM) microstructure in preterm infants with and without punctate WM lesions on MRI using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) and probabilistic tractography. We studied 23 preterm infants with punctate lesions, median GA at birth 30 (25-35) wk, and 23 GA- and sex-matched preterm co...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bassi L,Chew A,Merchant N,Ball G,Ramenghi L,Boardman J,Allsop JM,Doria V,Arichi T,Mosca F,Edwards AD,Cowan FM,Rutherford MA,Counsell SJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of cutaneous thermoreceptors may be an important factor in the initiation of continuous breathing at birth. Maintenance of a patent airway is also important in the continuation of effective ventilation after birth, but whereas in the adult the principal pharyngeal dilator is the genioglossus muscle, in the...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Johnston BM,Gunn TR,Gluckman PD

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early identification of infants at risk for complications from patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) may improve treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify biochemical markers associated with persistence of PDA, and with failure of pharmacological treatment for PDA, in extremely preterm infants. MET...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Olsson KW,Larsson A,Jonzon A,Sindelar R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudohypoaldosteronism is a hereditary salt-wasting syndrome usually seen in infancy with weight loss, dehydration, and failure to thrive. The pathophysiologic origin of pseudohypoaldosteronism is unknown. The defect could be related to the unresponsiveness of target organs to mineralocorticoids resulting in hyponatr...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bistritzer T,Evans S,Cotariu D,Goldberg M,Aladjem M

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of BPD includes inflammation and oxidative stress in the immature lung. Corticosteroids improve respiratory status and outcome, but the optimal treatment regimen for benefit with low systemic effects is uncertain. METHODS:In a pilot dose escalation trial, we administered ≤5 daily doses of b...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Ballard PL,Torgerson D,Wadhawan R,Hudak ML,Weitkamp JH,Harris J,Asselin J,Chapin C,Ballard RA,McEvoy CT

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of UDP-D-xylose:proteoglycan core protein beta-D-xylosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.26), the enzyme that catalyzes the initiation of the polysaccharide chain linkage to the core protein of proteoglycans, was measured in costal cartilage from 20 fetal sheep of 65-138 days gestation. Activity of the enzyme was es...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Morriss FH Jr,Fitzgerald B,Riddle LM

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phytosterols in soybean oil (SO) lipids likely contribute to parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) in infants. No characterization of phytosterol metabolism has been done in infants receiving SO lipids. METHODS:In a prospective cohort study, 45 neonates (36 SO lipid vs. 9 control) underwent ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Nghiem-Rao TH,Tunc I,Mavis AM,Cao Y,Polzin EM,Firary MF,Wang X,Simpson PM,Patel SB

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of constant light in a neonatal care unit on the development of the sleep-and-wakefulness rhythm in preterm infants. Two groups of infants (57 preterm infants without other complications and 58 healthy term infants) were prospectively studied over infancy by a da...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Shimada M,Segawa M,Higurashi M,Akamatsu H

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gluconeogenesis decreases during septic shock, but its mechanism is not well known. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), which is a key cytokine in septic shock, can increase GLUT1 gene expression and glucose uptake in muscles and fatty tissues. TNF-alpha does not alter the metabolism of hepatocytes in which GLUT2...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Goto M,Yoshioka T,Battelino T,Ravindranath T,Zeller WP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and rapid high-performance liquid chromatography method for determining lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratios in small volume tracheal aspirates has been evaluated in 115 infants sampled within 3 h of delivery. Respiratory distress syndrome was present in 41 infants and all had L/S ratios of less than or equ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： D'Costa M,Dassin R,Bryan H

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin reflectance in red, green, and blue light was measured at the sternum of 99 Caucasian infants ranging in gestational age from 26 to 44 weeks. Skin reflectance was consistently higher in female infants, but this difference was not statistically significant. Highly significant (P less than 0.001) increases in refle...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Krauss AN,Post PW,Waldman S,Auld PA

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundLactoferrin (LTF) could play a beneficial role in insulin resistance and diabetes, but the association of its gene variants with cardio-metabolic disorders in children has not been investigated. This study aimed to examine the relationship between LTF variants, plasma LTF concentrations, and cardio-metabolic...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Marcil V,Mayeur S,Lamarche B,England J,Henderson M,Delvin E,Amre D,Levy E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proposed actions of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) are mediated through specific plasma membrane (R1) receptors coupled to guanylate cyclase. A second receptor, R2, has been characterized by its ability to bind to an acyclic, truncated ANF analog (C-ANF4-23). The ANF-R2 receptor has not been identified in the fet...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Castro R,Ervin MG,Leake RD,Ross MG,Fisher DA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In dissociated whole brain cell cultures from newborn mice, we have previously shown that during glucose deprivation under normoxia, D-beta-hydroxybutyrate and oleic acid are increasingly used for energy production. We now asked whether this glucose dependency of the utilization of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate and oleic aci...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bossi E,Kohler E,Herschkowitz N

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic analysis of neuroblastoma cells was performed by autologous typing and indirect immunofluorescent test combined with absorption tests. Serum of a patient with neuroblastoma before treatment showed weak reactivity with cultured autologous neuroblastoma cells, while serum obtained from the same patient 3 month...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kawai K,Sakatoku H,Matsuda T,Kazuoka K,Kubo S,Kamiya H,Sakurai M

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination can protect animals from asthma, but the effect of BCG on childhood asthma prevention is controversial in humans. To verify the hypothesis that the BCG anti-asthma effect in childhood might be reversed by a respiratory virus infection, newborn BALB/c mice were divided into fi...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Li R,Yang X,Wang L,Liu E

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00