In vivo study of phytanic acid alpha-oxidation in classic Refsum's disease and chondrodysplasia punctata.

abstract：:During the last few years, advances in the care of low-birth-weight and preterm neonates has stimulated research on the best dietetic program to improve survival and to reduce handicap incidence. At present, fortification of human milk with artificial formulas is the most usual dietetic solution. As yet, however, litt...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Velonà T,Abbiati L,Beretta B,Gaiaschi A,Flaùto U,Tagliabue P,Galli CL,Restani P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundAdults born preterm have higher levels of cardiometabolic risk factors than their term-born peers. Studies have suggested that at least those born smallest eat less healthily. We examined the association between early (<34 weeks) and late (34-36 weeks) preterm birth and diet and food preferences in adult age...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Matinolli HM,Männistö S,Sipola-Leppänen M,Tikanmäki M,Heinonen K,Eriksson JG,Wolke D,Lano A,Järvelin MR,Vääräsmäki M,Räikkönen K,Kajantie E

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of their known high incidence of noninsulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM), we sought to determine whether Native American (Plains Indian) children and adolescents show evidence of risk factors for both NIDDM and cardiovascular disease. Children and adolescents between the ages of 4 and 19 y were recruited, and fi...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Blackett PR,Taylor T,Russell D,Lu M,Fesmire J,Lee ET

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carlo Agostoni, MD, and Kwang Sik Kim, MD, are the Guest Editors for this annual review issue on Nutrition and the Microbiome. Dr Agostoni is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, within the Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Agostoni C,Kim KS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human and ovine placental tissue homogenates were assayed for dipeptidase activity in vitro. Glycyl-L-leucine, L-leucyl glycine, glycyl-L-lysine, and L-lysyl glycine were hydrolyzed by placental homogenates. The pH optimum for the reaction was 8.0. The relationship between enzyme activity and concentration was linear ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Crandell SS,Adcock EW 3rd,Morriss FH Jr

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several markers of growth and biochemical development in the rat were studied after administration of prostacyclin (PGI2) and 16, 16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (16, 16DM PGE2). Intermittent administration of PGI2 for 3 days to 10- and 19-day-old animals, with subsequent sacrifice at 14 and 23 days, resulted in signific...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Neu J,Hoffmann RG,Crim WN

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanshinone IIA is a compound purified from the Chinese herb Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiza Bge). The neuroprotective effect of tanshinone IIA was investigated in a neonatal rat model of hypoxia-ischemia brain damage. Hypoxia-ischemia encephalopathy was induced in rats at day 7 of postnatal age by ligation of the ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Xia WJ,Yang M,Fok TF,Li K,Chan WY,Ng PC,Ng HK,Chik KW,Wang CC,Gu GJ,Woo KS,Fung KP

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest that infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) and congenital heart defects (CHDs) may share some genetic risk factors, but little is known about the co-occurrence of the two conditions in patients. METHODS:Our study cohort included 2,212,756 persons born in Denmark 1977-2013. We...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Feenstra B,Gørtz S,Lund M,Ranthe MF,Geller F,Melbye M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the fetal rat, nitrofen induces congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and pulmonary vascular remodeling similar to what is observed in the human condition. Airway hyperactivity is common in infants with CDH and attributed to the ventilator-induced airway damage. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Belik J,Davidge ST,Zhang W,Pan J,Greer JJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effectiveness of administration of high-dose busulfan (BU), an alkylating agent with substantial myeloablative but negligible immunosuppressive properties, on the engraftment of congenic normal bone marrow and spleen cells (hematopoietic cell transplantation; HCT) in murine galactosylceramidase defici...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Yeager AM,Shinohara M,Shinn C

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus has been isolated at an increasing rate from infants' stools during the last decades, but it is not known whether this species can colonize and persist in the intestinal microflora. To investigate this, 49 Swedish infants were followed prospectively from birth until 12 months of age. S. aureus wa...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Lindberg E,Nowrouzian F,Adlerberth I,Wold AE

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of low doses of dopamine in children. Fourteen cases were studied after open heart surgery. Cardiac output and renal parameters were determined under baseline conditions and under continuous infusion of dopamine 2.5 and 5 micrograms/kg/min. During the control peri...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Girardin E,Berner M,Rouge JC,Rivest RW,Friedli B,Paunier L

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women who are at risk of preterm delivery are treated with antenatal steroids to facilitate fetal lung maturation. During this period, there is a potential for fetal or maternal hypoxemia to occur. Fetal responses to hypoxemia in sheep are well documented. However, less is known regarding maternal responses to hypoxem...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Kutzler MA,Coksaygan T,Ferguson AD,Vincent SE,Nathanielsz PW

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the impaired secretion response of neonatal platelets. We compared the response of washed neonatal and adult platelets to thrombin and collagen, and to specific activators of calcium flux (inositol trisphosphate) and protein kinase C activation (oleoyl-acetyl glycerol). Neonatal platelets show no ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Israels SJ,Daniels M,McMillan EM

更新日期：1990-04-01 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：:Local delivery of Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene (beta-gal) to surfactant protein-A (SP-A)-producing cells by a replication-defective recombinant adenovirus (AdCMV.beta-gal) was tested in human 8-12-wk-old fetal lung explants cultured in Waymouth's medium. In contrast to uninfected explants, direct addition ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Messina E,Muhlhauser J,Giuliano M,Pandolfi A,Morgese G,Procopio A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine differences in comorbidities and surgical management based on socioeconomics in hospitalized children with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS:Using the Kids' Inpatient Database for 2006-2012, we identified patients (<21 years) with a CD diagnosis. Cases were analyzed and stratified by median parental ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： McLoughlin RJ,Klouda A,Hirsh MP,Cleary MA,Lightdale JR,Aidlen JT

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naloxone has been shown to reverse the hemodynamic sequelae of experimental septic shock in adult animal models. Its effectiveness in the newborn has not been studied. To further investigate the efficacy of naloxone, we instrumented 18 piglets for continuous measurement of mean arterial pressure, mean pulmonary arteri...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Miller RR,Menke JA,Hansen NB,Zwick DL,Bickers RG,Nowicki PT

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fetal inflammatory response has been suggested as causal in neonatal morbidity. Serial levels of circulating cytokines were evaluated in 74 infants with a mean gestational age (GA) of 27.1 wk. Pro-inflammatory [tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), IL-1 beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-1...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Hansen-Pupp I,Harling S,Berg AC,Cilio C,Hellström-Westas L,Ley D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hypertension in pregnant women on fetal maturation is an issue of considerable importance. Because of a possible role of prolactin in fetal adrenal steroidogenesis and in fetal lung maturation, we have investigated the relationship between hypertension in pregnant women and levels of prolactin and dehydr...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Parker CR Jr,Hankins GD,Carr BR,Gant NF,MacDonald PC,Porter JC

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a proinflammatory phospholipid mediator implicated in necrotizing enterocolitis. Regulation of PAF-acetylhydrolase (AH), the enzyme degrading PAF, is poorly understood. In this study we found that administration of a dose of PAF (1.5 microg/kg, i.v.), which does not cause gross inte...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wang H,Tan XD,Qu XW,Chang H,Remick DG,Gonzalez-Crussi F,Hsueh W

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important feature of the role of IgA in protection against infection and disease at the level of the mucosal surfaces might be the elimination of pathogens without induction of a strong inflammatory reaction. In the present study we addressed the question whether IgA has a regulatory effect on the generation of rea...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Wolf HM,Vogel E,Fischer MB,Rengs H,Schwarz HP,Eibl MM

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microangiopathy, one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus in humans, is associated with increased angiogenic response and proliferative lesions in various organs. Angiogenin, a polypeptide with a molecular size of 14 kD, is a potent inducer of vascular growth. This study aimed at investigating whet...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Malamitsi-Puchner A,Sarandakou A,Dafogianni C,Tziotis J,Bartsocas CS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased deposition of hyaluronan (HA) is part of the early response to fibrogenic stimulus in the lung exposed to bleomycin injury and has been associated with increased lung water in adult animals. Early respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants is characterized by increased lung water, and late sequ...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Juul SE,Kinsella MG,Jackson JC,Truog WE,Standaert TA,Hodson WA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently demonstrated that recombinant hGH exacerbates renal functional and structural injury in chronic puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) nephropathy, an experimental model of glomerular disease. Therefore, we examined whether recombinant human (rh) IGF-I is a safer alternative for the treatment of growth failure in...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Trachtman H,Maesaka J,Futterweit S,Ma C,Valderrama E,Chan JC,Chan W

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prematurity is associated with delayed postnatal activation of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and impaired switch from glycolytic to oxidative metabolism. Fatty acids (FA), which represent a major energy substrate in mature muscle cells, are engaged in the postnatal activation of genes of energy metabolism an...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Brauner P,Kopecký P,Flachs P,Ruffer J,Sebron V,Plavka R,Vítková I,Vorlícek J,Kopecký J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergies are increasing, and despite deeper insights into the immunologic basis of these diseases, preventive measures are not yet efficient. As the induction of allergic diseases is often triggered in early childhood, perinatal or prenatal preventive strategies would be beneficial. We investigated the transfer of in...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Szépfalusi Z,Loibichler C,Pichler J,Reisenberger K,Ebner C,Urbanek R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dipeptides carnosine and anserine, found exclusively in meats, are hydrolyzed in serum by the enzyme carnosinase. Several reports of serum carnosinase deficiency describe a variable phenotype, which ranges from normal to severe psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, and myoclonic seizures in the first year of life. W...

journal_title：Pediatric research

authors： Willi SM,Zhang Y,Hill JB,Phelan MC,Michaelis RC,Holden KR

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00