Theophylline effects on cellular response in protein-energy malnourished neonatal rat brain.

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) differed between two selected groups of black and white children and whether a difference existed to determine whether it was related to hematologic profiles, body composition, and/or physical activity/inactivity level. Fort...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Andreacci JL,Robertson RJ,Dubé JJ,Aaron DJ,Balasekaran G,Arslanian SA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) output nearly triples at birth, in association with increases in serum catecholamines. Similar increases in catecholamines in utero, however, do not increase output. We hypothesized that catecholamines increase contractility in utero, but that output cannot increase until LV loading conditions ar...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Berning RA,Klautz RJ,Teitel DF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histomorphometry of endomyocardial biopsies is one component of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) diagnosis, although there is a need for stricter diagnostic criteria for this disease in pediatrics. The clinical utility of biopsy analysis as a component of ARVC diagnosis was evaluated in...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Sreetharan S,MacIntyre CJ,Fatah M,Warren AE,Wilson GJ,Hamilton RM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It seems quite likely that the normal process of fetal lung biochemical maturation is delayed by maternal diabetes and that abnormalities in the pulmonary surfactant system are involved. The appearance of PG in amniotic fluid and possibly in fetal lung is impaired or at least delayed. The same is possibly true for DSP...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bourbon JR,Farrell PM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft bedding has been shown in epidemiologic studies to increase the risk for sudden, unexpected death in prone-sleeping infants. We compared the physical properties of conventional bedding to bedding from two sources: 1) bedding that covered the airways of victims of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) lying prone an...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kemp JS,Nelson VE,Thach BT

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secreted protein sonic hedgehog (Shh) is essential for normal development of many organs. Targeted disruption of Shh in mouse leads to near complete absence of craniofacial skeletal elements at birth, and mutation of SHH in human causes holoprosencephaly (HPE), frequently associated with defects of derivatives of ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Yamagishi C,Yamagishi H,Maeda J,Tsuchihashi T,Ivey K,Hu T,Srivastava D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intratracheal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) causes acute inflammation and injurious mechanical ventilation results in pulmonary and systemic inflammation. We aimed to determine in preterm lungs if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) protects against pulmonary and systemic inflammation, compared with conventional mec...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Polglase GR,Hillman NH,Ball MK,Kramer BW,Kallapur SG,Jobe AH,Pillow JJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in adult animal and human subjects have suggested that the methylxanthine drugs can delay the onset or attenuate the severity of diaphragmatic fatigue. We have investigated the effect of aminophylline and caffeine on the pressure-generating capacity of the fatigued diaphragm in 1-mo-old piglets. Measurements o...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Mayock DE,Standaert TA,Woodrum DE

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) occurs in infants fed fat-free mixtures of glucose and amino acids. Although infusion of lipid emulsion rapidly reverses clinical symptoms, little is known about effects on tissue fatty acids. To study this question, five groups (n = 4/group) of neonatal pigs were studied. Three ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Andersen DW,Filer LJ Jr,Stegink LD

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the levels and relationship of blood pressure and insulin during puberty, blood pressure and serum insulin were measured in 3596 subjects, aged 3-18 y, whose pubertal status was graded according to the Tanner classification. The same study protocol was repeated in two follow-up surveys 3 and 6 y later for 2...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Taittonen L,Uhari M,Turtinen J,Nuutinen M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease was well known for coronary artery abnormalities with few reports of incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI). Our aim was to identify the rate of AKI in patients with Kawasaki disease and its associated factors. METHODS:All patients with Kawasaki disease admitted to a medical center from Feb...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Chuang GT,Tsai IJ,Lin MT,Chang LY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concanavalin A surface receptors were detected on brush border enterocytes from child intestinal biopsies by the concanavalin A-peroxidase method. On electron microscopy, these receptors appeared as electron-dense deposits, located on a band running along the innermost part of the brush border membrane glycocalyx. In ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Vasmant D,Feldmann G,Fontaine JL

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-mediated immunity is not well characterized in very low birth weight infants, and abnormalities may represent a significant vulnerability to infection. This report describes 165 serial studies in 58 infants between 700 and 1300 g birth weight during the first 8 wk of life. Two ml of blood were drawn at 2-wk inter...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bussel JB,Cunningham-Rundles S,LaGamma EF,Shellabarger M

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular (CV) complications are the most significant cause of mortality in adults with Cushing disease (CD); little is known about CV risk factors in children with CD. Measurement of lipoprotein particles by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a novel technology to assess CV risk. The obje...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Makri A,Cheung A,Sinaii N,Remaley AT,Sampson M,Keil M,Belyavskaya E,Lyssikatos C,De La Luz Sierra M,Stratakis CA,Lodish M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex steroids accelerate bone maturation, but it is believed that estrogen action is needed for terminal epiphyseal fusion. In this study, we investigated the effects of a new estrogen-blocking agent, Faslodex (ICI 182,780), on estrogen-accelerated skeletal maturation in immature mice. On day-of-life 2 through 8, mice ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Gunther DF,Calikoglu AS,Underwood LE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific activities of four folate enzymes have been measured in livers from preterm infants (Group 1), full-term infants (Group 2), and from control subjects (Group 3). The four enzymes studied were methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (EC 1.1.1.68), methionine synthetase (EC 2.1.1.13), methylenetetrahydrofolate ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kalnitsky A,Rosenblatt D,Zlotkin S

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role played by albumin in regulating brain metabolism during development has been studied. The effects of fatty acid-free BSA on lactate, glucose, 3-hydroxybutyrate, and glutamine oxidation and lipogenesis by rat neurons and astrocytes from primary culture were studied. The rate of lactate oxidation and l...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Vicario C,Tabernero A,Medina JM

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with inborn errors of urea synthesis who survive neonatal hyperammonemic coma commonly exhibit cognitive deficits and neurologic abnormalities. Yet, there is evidence that ammonia is not the only neurotoxin. Hyperammonemia appears to induce a number of neurochemical alterations. In rodent models of hyperammon...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Robinson MB,Heyes MP,Anegawa NJ,Gorry E,Djali S,Mellits ED,Batshaw ML

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk factors for diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are poorly understood. We investigated the association of variants in hypoxia-response genes with phenotype severity in pediatric HCM. METHODS:A total of 80 unrelated patients <21 y and 14 related members from eight families with HC...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Alkon J,Friedberg MK,Manlhiot C,Manickaraj AK,Kinnear C,McCrindle BW,Benson LN,Addonizio LJ,Colan SD,Mital S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aceruloplasminemia is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism characterized by diabetes, retinal degeneration, and neurologic symptoms. Affected patients evidence marked parenchymal iron accumulation in conjunction with an absence of circulating serum ceruloplasmin and molecular genetic analysis reveals inh...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Gitlin JD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of two smallpox vaccines, standard calf lymph vaccine, and an attenuated vaccine, CVI-78, was performed in 95 children. Primary vaccination with CVI-78 resulted in a more attenuated response than primary vaccination with standard vaccine. Sixty-one percent of those vaccinated with CVI-78 and 96 per...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wesley RB,Speers WC,Neff JM,Ruben FL,Lourie B

更新日期：1975-08-01 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:Food allergy is common in children with prevalence up to 10%. We assessed the clinico-laboratory characteristics and frequency of food sensitization to the commonly consumed food among upper Egyptian preschool children with recurrent wheezy chest. METHODS:This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Abdallah AM,Osman NS,Mohammad HA,Metwalley KA,Embaby M,ElMelegy TT

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many attempts have been made to obtain safe and effective analgesia in newborns. Oral glucose-water has been found to have analgesic properties in neonates. We investigated whether other sensory stimulation added to oral glucose provided more effective analgesia than oral glucose alone. In a randomized prospective dou...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bellieni CV,Bagnoli F,Perrone S,Nenci A,Cordelli DM,Fusi M,Ceccarelli S,Buonocore G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have investigated the possible role of the pro-aggregatory arachidonic acid (AA) metabolite thromboxane, in the impaired function of neonatal platelets. In platelet-rich plasma thromboxane production (measured by radioimmunoassay of thromboxane B2) was not different between neonates and adults when s...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Stuart MJ,Dusse J,Clark DA,Walenga RW

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite advances in neonatal care, NEC remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among premature infants. Epidemiologic studies have identified multiple factors that ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Hunter CJ,Upperman JS,Ford HR,Camerini V

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental steroid sulfatase deficiency is a genetic disorder only recently reported in the medical literature. Most documented cases of placental sulfatase deficiency have been marked by delay in onset of labor, lack of cervical dilatation, and relative refractoriness of oxytocic agents and amniotomy. We have studied ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Shapiro LJ,Cousins L,Fluharty AL,Stevens RL,Kihara H

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alteration in head position, which effects cerebral blood flow, may increase the risk for intraventricular hemorrhage in the critically ill infant. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo cerebral oxidative metabolism as an index of tissue oxygen delivery reflecting brain blood flow, in healthy preterm an...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Lawson B,Anday E,Guillet R,Wagerle LC,Chance B,Delivoria-Papadopoulos M

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin fibroblasts derived from 6 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), 1-6 months old, and from 6 age matched donors were investigated for their ability to accumulate cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (c-AMP) in response to isoproterenol and prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) using strictly defined culture conditions. In order t...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Roscher AA,Schmid AJ,Hadorn B,Wiesmann UN

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient oxygen concentration and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A are vital in lung development. Since hypoxia stimulates VEGF-A production and hyperoxia reduces it, we hypothesized that VEGF-A down-regulation by exposure of airways to hyperoxia may result in abnormal lung development. An established model ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Esquibies AE,Bazzy-Asaad A,Ghassemi F,Nishio H,Karihaloo A,Cantley LG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00