Acute kidney injury in patients with Kawasaki disease.

abstract：:Very young children with organic brain damage, intractable seizures, and developmental retardation are at particular risk of developing fatal hepatic dysfunction coincident with valproate therapy, especially if the children are also receiving other anticonvulsant drugs. The mechanism of valproate-associated hepatic fa...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Thurston JH,Hauhart RE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about factors determining height outcome during GH treatment in Turner syndrome (TS). We investigated 987 TS children within the Kabi International Growth Study (KIGS) who had reached near adult height (NAH) after >4 y GH treatment (including >1 y before puberty). Through multiple regression analysis w...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Ranke MB,Lindberg A,Ferrández Longás A,Darendeliler F,Albertsson-Wikland K,Dunger D,Cutfield WS,Tauber M,Wilton P,Wollmann HA,Reiter EO,KIGS International Board.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common and serious chronic lung disease of premature infants. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) plays an important role in tissue development and remodeling. We have previously shown that targeted overexpression of CTGF in alveolar type II epithelial cells re...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Rong M,Chen S,Zambrano R,Duncan MR,Grotendorst G,Wu S

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：: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：:This study determines the inotropic effects of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) in the isolated, arterial perfused newborn (NB) and adult (A) rabbit heart. Significant positive inotropism of PGD2 was observed at all concentrations studied (1 X 10(-17) to 1 X 10(-7) M) in the two age groups; the effe...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Uemura S,Nakanishi T,Matsuoka S,Friedman WF,Jarmakani JM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the response of the small intestinal mucosa to Saccharomyces boulardii (S.b.), a yeast widely used in some countries as an adjuvant drug with oral antimicrobial therapy, seven healthy adult volunteers were treated with high doses of lyophilized S.b. (250 mg four times per day) for 2 wk. A peroral jejunal s...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Buts JP,Bernasconi P,Van Craynest MP,Maldague P,De Meyer R

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deficiency of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity, which was evident in some but not all cystic fibrosis amniotic fluids, could be corrected by mixing with either normal fluids or nondeficient cystic fibrosis fluids. Incubation of any amniotic fluid for 20 min at 62 degrees C resulted in total loss of gamma-glu...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Ben-Yoseph Y,Rembelski P,Nadler HL

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Celiac disease (CD), cytoskeletal integrity of intestinal cells is disrupted by gliadin exposure. This study investigates the role of heat shock protein (Hsp)70 during cytoskeletal recovery in CD by assessing its induction and effects on junctional proteins. METHODS:Using an in-vitro model of CD, cytoske...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bidmon-Fliegenschnee B,Lederhuber HCh,Csaicsich D,Pichler J,Herzog R,Memaran-Dadgar N,Huber WD,Aufricht C,Kratochwill K

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Responses of pial arterioles to topically applied arachidonic acid, conversion of exogenous arachidonic acid to prostanoids, and pial arteriolar dilation to hypercapnia were examined before and at progressive times after treatment with indomethacin (5 mg/kg i.v.) in chloralose-anesthetized newborn pigs with closed cra...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Leffler CW,Mirro R,Shibata M,Parfenova H,Armstead WM,Zuckerman S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroform:methanol extracts of bovine pulmonary surfactant contain small hydrophobic proteins, designated surfactant-associated apoproteins 6,000 (SAP-6), but do not contain the major surfactant-associated 35,000-dalton glycoprotein, designated SAP-35. Examination of lipid extract surfactant on sodium dodecylsulfate-...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Yu SH,Wallace D,Bhavnani B,Enhorning G,Harding PG,Possmayer F

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants with sudden infant death syndrome have higher hypoxanthine (Hx) concentrations in their vitreous humor than infants with respiratory distress syndrome and other infant control populations. However, previous research on piglets and pigs applying continuous hypoxemia has not been able to reproduce the concentrat...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Stoltenberg L,Rootwelt T,Oyasaeter S,Rognum TO,Saugstad OD

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To examine the immune-modulatory effects of probiotics during early infancy, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V (B. breve) was administered to rat pups during the newborn or weaning period, and the expression of inflammatory genes was investigated using a cDNA microarray and real-time PCR. RESULTS:After B. breve...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Ohtsuka Y,Ikegami T,Izumi H,Namura M,Ikeda T,Ikuse T,Baba Y,Kudo T,Suzuki R,Shimizu T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hydrocarbons that originate within different healthy and diseased tissues. VOCs can be secreted into the circulation and then excreted in the urine and faeces. In the lungs, VOCs are locally produced and can be detected in exhaled breath. VOCs can be identified using non...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wright H,Bannaga AS,Iriarte R,Mahmoud M,Arasaradnam RP

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials demonstrated decreasing rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants with hypoxic respiratory failure treated with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO). However, the molecular and biochemical effects of iNO on developing human fetal lungs remain vastly unknown. By using a well-characterized model of hu...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Johnston LC,Gonzales LW,Lightfoot RT,Guttentag SH,Ischiropoulos H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been previously studied as risking infection and inflammatory responses, few studies evaluate the relationship of preoperative high total immunoglobulin E (tIgE) to outcomes in pediatric patients predisposed to atopy undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB. METHODS:Seru...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Li Y,Zhu L,Chen J,Singson MTG,Rui X,Li N,Zhou L,Liu J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung development requires extracellular matrix remodeling. This involves matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their endogenous inhibitors [tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs)]. Because these have been generally studied only in whole lung, we focused specifically on mesenchymal and epithelial cells freshly ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Boucherat O,Bourbon JR,Barlier-Mur AM,Chailley-Heu B,D'Ortho MP,Delacourt C

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a 22-carbon, highly unsaturated, n-3 fatty acid, is important for optimal nervous system function. In this study, designed to quantify how preformed dietary DHA regulates metabolic pathways in vivo, 8-d-old rat pups were divided into four groups and fed artificial rat milk diets. One group ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Lefkowitz W,Lim SY,Lin Y,Salem N Jr

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal smoking doubles the risk of delivering a low birth weight infant. The purpose of this study was to analyze differential gene expression in umbilical cord tissue as a function of maternal smoking, with an emphasis on growth-related genes. We recruited 15 pregnant smokers and 15 women who never smoked during pr...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Hussain N,Krueger W,Covault J,Walsh S,Kranzler HR,Oncken C

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently purified autoantigen polypeptides reacting with celiac disease patient sera IgA from the extracellular noncollagenous matrix compartment of fetal lung tissue. These molecules trigger the production of different tissue antibodies, the so-called antireticulin and antiendomysium antibodies in celiac dise...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Marttinen A,Mäki M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral concentrations of phenylalanine (PHE) were measured by means of quantitative in vivo 1H MR spectroscopy in 8 adult patients treated early for phenylketonuria type I. A 1.5-Tesla routine magnetic resonance scanner, localization sequence with short echo time (20 ms), and a fully automated data processing scheme...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Pietz J,Kreis R,Boesch C,Penzien J,Rating D,Herschkowitz N

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indomethacin, because of its prostaglandin inhibition, may cause constriction of the ductus arteriosus and affect the pulmonary circulation. To study this possibility, we gave indomethacin daily by gavage to two groups of pregnant rats from the 17th day of pregnancy through delivery (group 1, 2 mg/kg/day; group 2, 4 m...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Harker LC,Kirkpatrick SE,Friedman WF,Bloor CM

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease, which is characterized by systemic vasculitis causing coronary arterial involvement in childhood, shows a variety of immunoregulatory abnormalities. Especially the direct or indirect deleterious effects on endothelial cells of cytokines and anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) are considered to be...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Sakata K,Kita M,Imanishi J,Onouchi Z,Liu Y,Mitsui Y

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholamines (CA) are released from and resynthesized in the adrenal medulla in response to stress. In the mature animal, stimulus-secretion-synthesis coupling occurs through transsynaptic (neuronal) activity. In contrast, in the immature animal, before functional adrenal innervation, certain stressors (hypoglycemia...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： DeCristofaro JD,LaGamma EF

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations were measured in neonates with an appropriate birth weight for gestational age (AGA) and in small-for-gestational age infants. At 7 days of age, there was a positive correlation between serum Cu concentration and gestational age (GA) (r = 0.63; P < 0.001) and a negative c...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Sann L,Rigal D,Galy G,Bienvenu F,Bourgeois J

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrheal disease is a worldwide problem that still causes significant morbidity and mortality among children. Currently, oral rehydration solution (ORS) is the standard of care for acute diarrhea in pediatric patients. Although effective in reducing mortality, ORS does not alleviate diarrheal symptoms, thus reducing ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Harrell JE,Cheng SX

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal animals of several species are more tolerant of hyperoxic exposure than are adults, but the mechanisms of increased neonatal tolerance are unknown, as are the cell types, if any, that contribute to oxygen resistance. We studied the effect of in vivo exposure to 85% oxygen for 72 h on the activities of the ant...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Keeney SE,Cress SE,Brown SE,Bidani A

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of cerebral blood volume (CBVR) to a small induced change in arterial carbon dioxide tension was studied by near-infrared spectroscopy in 17 newborn infants born from 26 wk of gestation to term. All 17 infants were undergoing mechanical ventilation but had apparently normal brains. The CBVR per kPa change...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wyatt JS,Edwards AD,Cope M,Delpy DT,McCormick DC,Potter A,Reynolds EO

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolazoline is used in neonatal intensive care to treat hypoxia secondary to persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Its use is often complicated by systemic hypotension. We compared the effect of tolazoline-induced hypotension on organ blood flow, regional brain blood flow, and cerebral metabolism in hypoxic...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Balsan MJ,Cronin CM,Shaw MD,Milley JR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00