Development of natural killer cytotoxicity during childhood: marked increases in number of natural killer cells with adequate cytotoxic abilities during infancy to early childhood.

abstract：:A patient is reported who presented in the newborn period with an unusual combination of congenital lactic acidosis and bilateral calcifications in the adrenal medulla, visible on standard abdominal x-ray and ultrasound examination. At birth, the proband was hypotonic and dystrophic. She developed respiratory insuffic...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Zecic A,Smet JE,De Praeter CM,Vanhaesebrouck P,Viscomi C,Van Den Broecke C,De Paepe B,Lohse P,Martin JJ,Jackson JG,Campbell CR,De Meirleir LJ,Zeviani M,Seneca SH,Lissens W,Van Coster RN

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental differences in myocardial performance are known to exist. It is likely that the profile of protein isoforms present on the developing thin filament contributes to these observed differences. We have prepared thin filaments from developing and mature rat hearts by using an immunoprecipitation procedure de...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： L'Ecuyer TJ,Schulte D,Lin JJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical emollient therapy may reduce the incidence of serious infections and mortality of preterm infants in developing countries. We tested whether emollient therapy reduced the burden of pathogens on skin and/or prevented bacterial translocation. Neonates <33 wk gestational age were randomized to treatment with sunf...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Darmstadt GL,Saha SK,Ahmed AS,Choi Y,Chowdhury MA,Islam M,Law PA,Ahmed S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat undergoes profound maturational changes in the intestinal structure and function during the third week of its life. To investigate the role of peripheral glucocorticoid metabolism in this process, we studied the postnatal maturation of intestinal structure and function. The peripheral metabolism of glucocortic...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Pácha J,Vagnerová R,Bryndová J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LBW infants are at risk of iron deficiency (ID), which is associated with impaired nervous system development and may lead to prolonged auditory brainstem response (ABR) latencies. We hypothesized that iron supplementation shortens ABR latencies in marginally LBW (MLBW, 2000-2500 g) infants. In a randomized, controlle...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Berglund SK,Westrup B,Haraldsson E,Engström B,Domellöf M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the changes in tidal volume, duration of the various phases of the respiratory cycle, and peak nasal pressure during elastic and resistive loading in preterm infants. Values were calculated during the first loaded breath, when chemical drive was unchanged. Tidal volume decreased by equivalent percentages w...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Boychuk RB,Seshia MM,Rigatto H

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used in vivo microdialysis to determine the impact of a focal hypoxic-ischemic insult on hippocampal amino acid efflux in the immature brain. Microdialysis probes were inserted into the right hippocampus of postnatal d 7 rats. To induce hypoxic-ischemic injury, the right carotid artery was ligated and animals were ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Silverstein FS,Naik B,Simpson J

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic ischemia is a common cause of damage to the fetal and neonatal brain. Although systemic and cerebrovascular physiologic factors play an important role in the initial phases of hypoxic-ischemic injuries, the intrinsic vulnerability of specific cell types and systems in the developing brain may be more important...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Johnston MV,Trescher WH,Ishida A,Nakajima W

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) as well as its interaction with prostaglandins (PG) in setting the limits of autoregulation of retinal blood flow (RBF) and choroidal blood flow (ChBF) were studied in newborn pigs (1-5 d old). Blood flows were measured by the microsphere technique. Low and high ocular perfusion pressures...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Hardy P,Nuyt AM,Abran D,St-Louis J,Varma DR,Chemtob S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine associations of low superior vena cava (SVC) flow (≤55 ml/kg/min) and low right ventricular output (RVO) (≤150 ml/kg/min) in preterm infants. DESIGN/METHODS:An observational study in infants <30 weeks gestation randomized to receive immediate (<10 s) or delayed cord clamping (DCC) (≥60 s). RESU...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Popat H,Robledo KP,Kirby A,Sebastian L,Evans N,Gill A,Kluckow M,Sinhal S,de Waal K,Tarnow-Mordi W,Osborn D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms of plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma aldosterone (PA) were studied in eight healthy children, 7 to 15 years old. Blood samples were obtained at 7:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 8.00 PM, and midnight on day 1 and 4:00 AM and 7:00 AM on day 2. Children had normal activity during this ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Dechaux M,Broyer M,Lenoir G,Limal JM,Sachs C

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm infants are more prone to bone mineral deficiency the lower their birth weight. To achieve the intrauterine bone mineral accretion rate postnatally, 74 low-birth-weight infants (median birth weight, 980 g; range 430-1.580 g) were each supplemented enterally and/or parenterally with calcium and/or phosphorus in...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Pohlandt F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) is essential for children throughout their growth and maturation. It improves physiological and psychological health and limits the risk of developing metabolic disorders. However, some chronic physiological and metabolic diseases may lead to decreased PA. The diversity of outcomes in ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bourdier P,Saidi O,Rochette E,Ratel S,Merlin E,Pereira B,Duché P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global burden of kidney disease is increasing, and several etiologies first begin in childhood. Risk factors for pediatric kidney disease are common in Africa, but data regarding its prevalence are lacking. We completed a systematic review of community-based studies describing the prevalence of proteinuria, hematu...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kayange NM,Smart LR,Tallman JE,Chu EY,Fitzgerald DW,Pain KJ,Peck RN

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the suggested relationship between substrate availability, fetal growth and circulating fetal IGF-I concentrations, we investigated the effect of maternal starvation on plasma IGF-I levels in the late gestation ovine fetus. Ten fetuses aged 125-130 d gestation were sampled daily from indwelling arterial cat...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Bassett NS,Oliver MH,Breier BH,Gluckman PD

更新日期：1990-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite substantial heritability in pubertal development, children differ in maturational tempo. HYPOTHESES:(i) puberty and its duration are influenced by early changes in height and adiposity. (ii) Adiposity rebound (AR) is a marker for pubertal tempo. METHODS:We utilized published prospective data from 6...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： German A,Shmoish M,Hochberg Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal intrauterine growth retardation was induced in nine rats at 17 days' gestation by ligating the blood supply to one of the uterine horn. The 27 festuses from the uterine vessel ligated side were the intrauterine growth retarded fetuses (IUGR) and the 37 fetuses from the nonligated side were controls. The mean wei...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kwong MS,Moore TC,Lemmi CA,Oh W,Thibeault DW

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of regenerative medicine continues to make substantial advancements in therapeutic strategies addressing urologic diseases. Tissue engineering borrows principles from the fields of cell biology, materials science, transplantation and engineering in an effort to repair or replace damaged tissues. This review ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Yamzon JL,Kokorowski P,Koh CJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General movements (GMs) in infants occur as fidgety movements (FMs) between postterm 9 and 20 weeks. We aimed to evaluate FMs and motor repertoire in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their relation with clinical findings. METHODS:Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. FMs and motor rep...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Tekerlek H,Mutlu A,Inal-Ince D,Livanelioglu A,Kahraman A,Eryilmaz-Polat S,Karakaya J,Ozcelik U

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase (HO), the rate-limiting enzyme in the formation of bilirubin, is expressed in the lung and may serve as an antioxidant. This enzyme results in the formation of antioxidant bile pigments and the degradation of pro-oxidant heme. We wanted to evaluate the differences in expression of HO-1, the inducible fo...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Dennery PA,Lee CS,Ford BS,Weng YH,Yang G,Rodgers PA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early-onset neonatal group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GBS) infection exhibits pathophysiologic characteristics of a toxic shock syndrome, in which a cascade of inflammatory mediators are involved. Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) is thought to play an important role as a mediator of the pulmonary response to GBS toxin, beca...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Sandberg K,Edberg KE,Fish W,Parker RA,Hellerqvist C,Sundell H

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sheep has served as an informative animal model for investigation of human fetal and newborn erythropoiesis and red blood cell (RBC) kinetics. We previously validated the permanent label (14C)cyanate for measuring red cell volume (RCV) in sheep. Here, we validate biotin labeling of RBCs as a nonradioactive method ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Mock DM,Mock NI,Lankford GL,Burmeister LF,Strauss RG,Widness JA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that milk sensitization aggravates intestinal dysfunction in the malnourished guinea pigs, suggesting that it may also impair the recovery from malnutrition. To test this hypothesis, the growing guinea pigs were malnourished by feeding only maize for 7 d and then were refed for 21 d with a bal...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Darmon N,Abdoul E,Roucayrol AM,Blaton MA,Briend A,Desjeux JF,Heyman M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuroprotective effect of hypothermia instituted after resuscitation from asphyxic cardiac arrest has not been studied in immature brain, particularly in a large animal model with recovery periods greater than 4 d. Moreover, protection from severe hypoxia seen with 3 h of hypothermia was reported to be lost when h...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Agnew DM,Koehler RC,Guerguerian AM,Shaffner DH,Traystman RJ,Martin LJ,Ichord RN

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:There is increasing evidence that cortisol contributes to cardiovascular risk. It is unclear whether physiological concentrations of serum cortisol are related to vascular risk markers in children. The cross-sectional associations between morning serum cortisol and cardiovascular risk markers: blood pressure (BP) and ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Soriano-Rodríguez P,Osiniri I,Grau-Cabrera P,Riera-Pérez E,Prats-Puig A,Carbonell-Alferez M,Schneider S,Mora-Maruny C,De Zegher F,Ibánez L,Bassols J,López-Bermejo A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung distensibility and airway mechanics were evaluated in 24 asthmatic children and adolescents, ages between 7 and 21 years, by quasi-static pressure-volume curves and by the static recoil-lung conductance relationship. The measurements were obtained by the step-wise inflation technique and the pressure-volume curve...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kraemer R,Geubelle F

更新日期：1984-11-01 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：:Synchronized atrial contraction may be much more important in the newborn, who has a faster heart rate and a less compliant ventricle, than in the adult. We therefore investigated the extent by which synchronized atrioventricular contraction contributes to cardiac output and cardiac work in a neonatal circulation, and...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Klautz RJ,Baan J,Teitel DF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00