Sex differences in response to steroids in preterm sheep lungs are not explained by glucocorticoid receptor number or binding affinity.

abstract：:This study was designed to collect data on the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Italy in infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infections, and to evaluate which of the recognized risk factors might be associated with disease severity. Thirty-two centers throughout Italy participa...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Lanari M,Giovannini M,Giuffré L,Marini A,Rondini G,Rossi GA,Merolla R,Zuccotti GV,Salvioli GP,Investigators R.A.DA.R. Study Group.

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 153 children (51 with a history of bronchiolitis and 102 matched controls) were evaluated in a historical cohort study at a mean age of 8 years and again at 13 years to test the primary hypothesis that mild bronchiolitis, far more common than severe (hospitalized) bronchiolitis, predicts wheezing. A seconda...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： McConnochie KM,Roghmann KJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple breath washout (MBW) in infants presents a number of technical challenges. Conventional MBW is based on simultaneous measurement of flow and gas concentrations. These two signals are aligned and combined to derive expired gas volumes from which lung volumes and measures of ventilation inhomogeneity ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Shawcross A,Murray CS,Goddard N,Gupta R,Watson S,Horsley A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The measurement of specific airway resistance during tidal breathing (sRaw(tb)) has gained popularity in children, but methodological concerns have been raised regarding the electronic compensation for the thermal artifact. The panting method (sRaw(p)) is efficient in minimizing the latter, but may be associ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Coutier L,Varechova S,Demoulin B,Bonabel C,Roman-Amat C,Tuan TL,Ioan I,Schweitzer C,Marchal F

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and analyze the characteristics and the early risk factors for mortality of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in critically ill children. STUDY DESIGN:A multicenter, prospective, observational 2-year study carried out with critically ill patients (1 month - 18 years of age) who needed NIV. Clinical d...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： López J,Pons-Òdena M,Medina A,Molinos-Norniella C,Palanca-Arias D,Demirkol D,León-González JS,López-Fernández YM,Perez-Baena L,López-Herce J,NIV Research Group.

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumatoceles and bronchiectasis are secondary complications of respiratory infections in patients with hyper IgE syndrome (HIgES). We report on a patient with HIgES and recurrent pneumonias since 1 year of age, with progression to pneumatoceles and bronchiectasis and fatal outcome, with disseminated infection and sus...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Roxo P Jr,Torres LA,Menezes UP,Melo JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to describe the phenotype for patients with P.I.G. including presentation, evaluation, cardiac co-morbidities, high resolution computed tomography findings, and outcomes. METHODS:With institutional review board approval, we performed a retrospective review of patients with biopsy-proven P.I.G. Bio...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Liptzin DR,Baker CD,Darst JR,Weinman JP,Dishop MK,Galambos C,Brinton JT,Deterding RR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plasma levels correlate with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and they are both increased in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). No studies have evaluated MMP-9 levels in children with sleep apnea and CRP is not consistently elevated in pediatric OSA. The aim ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kaditis AG,Alexopoulos EI,Karathanasi A,Ntamagka G,Oikonomidi S,Kiropoulos TS,Zintzaras E,Gourgoulianis K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-four children with recurrent or chronic infections of the lower respiratory tract compatible with the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) were evaluated for the presence of ultrastructural ciliary abnormalities. Studies were performed on multiple samples of respiratory mucosa obtained by na...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Barlocco EG,Valletta EA,Canciani M,Lungarella G,Gardi C,De Santi MM,Mastella G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was studied during three consecutive annual outbreaks (1983-1986) in SR Croatia, Yugoslavia. A total of 1,238 subjects were examined, using RSV isolation and immunofluorescent (DTFA) methods, with 1,042 showing the signs of respiratory infection and 207 of ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Mlinarić-Galinović G,Ugrcić I,Bozikov J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory input impedance (Zin) is a potentially informative test of pulmonary function in infants who are unable to perform standard tests commonly performed in children and adults Analysis of Zin in dogs using the six-element model of DuBois et al. (J Appl Physiol 8:587, 1956) provides estimates of airways resista...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Jackson AC,Neff KM,Dorkin HL,Lutchen KR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway epithelium represents a primary site for the introduction and deposition of potentially pathogenic microorganisms into the body, through inspired air. The epithelial mucosa is an important component of the innate immune system that recognizes conserved structures in microorganisms and initiates appropriate ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gómez MI,Prince A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this research was to begin the process of evaluating acceptability of infection control (IC) recommendations to CF patients and their families, determine whether compliance with IC guidelines differs from compliance with traditional CF medical treatment with respect to the variables predictive of complianc...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Masterson T,Wildman BG,Newberry B,Omlor G,Bryson E,Kukay A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microbe-specific diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is difficult in children, and studies on nonspecific chest radiographic and host response markers have been inconsistent. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is a newly recognized, promising marker for differentiating between bacterial and viral infections. Seru...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Korppi M,Remes S,Heiskanen-Kosma T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a child with interstitial lung disease (ILD) who was diagnosed with desquamative interstitial pneumonitis following CT thorax and open lung biopsy aged 2 years. Subsequently, surfactant protein gene analysis revealed mutations in the ABCA3 gene. This case of ABCA3 deficient ILD describes a stable clinical c...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Williamson M,Wallis C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal retinoid administration has beneficial effects on lung development in the nitrofen rodent toxic model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (DH). We wanted to investigate the effects in a surgical model, where the retinoid signaling pathway is not primarily disrupted by the toxic agent. We created DH in fetal ra...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Gallot D,Coste K,Jani J,Roubliova X,Marceau G,Velemir L,Verheyen A,Lemery D,Sapin V,Deprest J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to analyze the respiratory-dependent intraarterial blood pressure variations (pulsus paradoxus, PP) in intensive care unit patients with obstructive and restrictive pulmonary disease, and to evaluate the usefulness of PP for assessment of disease severity. One-minute paper recordings of ar...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Frey B,Freezer N

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A pilot study to compare pulmonary mechanics in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) cohort, specifically, comparing lung elastance between male and female infants in the NICU. HYPOTHESIS:Anecdotally, male infants are harder to ventilate than females. We hypothesize that males have higher model-based elast...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kim KT,Knopp J,Dixon B,Chase JG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed at elucidating the effect of strenuous maternal exercise (running at a speed of 20 m/min) on fetal somatic growth and lung development. Dams were separated into three groups: (1) exercising during the entire course of pregnancy; (2) exercising from the 16th to the 20th gestational day; and (3) cont...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Nagai A,Sakamoto K,Konno K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impulse oscillometry system (IOS) was introduced as a new technique to assess airflow obstruction in patients who are not able to perform forced breathing maneuvers, e.g., subjects with cerebral palsy or severe mental retardation, and young children. This study evaluates the sensitivity and specificity of IOS para...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Vink GR,Arets HG,van der Laag J,van der Ent CK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pentraxin 3 (PTX-3) is an acute-phase protein that increases in the plasma during inflammation. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of PTX-3 as a clinical marker in children with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and examine the correlation of PTX-3 with other biomarkers such as C-reactive ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kim HS,Won S,Lee EK,Chun YH,Yoon JS,Kim HH,Kim JT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is associated with significant morbidity. Although passive prophylaxis with palivizumab lowers hospitalization rate for RSV infection in populations at risk of severe infection, its use is not recommended in infants with CF disea...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Giebels K,Marcotte JE,Podoba J,Rousseau C,Denis MH,Fauvel V,Laberge S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI) is a recently described children's interstitial lung disease (chILD) disorder of unknown etiology. It manifests clinically with tachypnea, retractions, hypoxemia, and crackles. The characteristic radiographic appearance consists of pulmonary hyperexpansion an...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Popler J,Gower WA,Mogayzel PJ Jr,Nogee LM,Langston C,Wilson AC,Hay TC,Deterding RR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains as yet an unmet clinical need and recently stem cells have been proposed as a therapeutic tool in animal models. We investigated the role of amniotic fluid stem cells (AFS) in an adult rat model of hyperoxia lung injury. METHODS:Fifty Sprague-Dawley rats...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Grisafi D,Pozzobon M,Dedja A,Vanzo V,Tomanin R,Porzionato A,Macchi V,Salmaso R,Scarpa M,Cozzi E,Fassina A,Navaglia F,Maran C,Onisto M,Caenazzo L,De Coppi P,De Caro R,Chiandetti L,Zaramella P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome) is characterized by dilatation of the central airways, tracheobronchial outpouchings, and chronic tracheobronchitis. Most cases are diagnosed in adulthood. We report the clinical, radiographic, and bronchoscopic findings in a 14-year-old boy with tracheobronchomegaly, ptosi...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Benesch M,Eber E,Pfleger A,Zach MS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is associated with poorer outcomes in sickle cell disease (SCD). Whether AHR can exist in SCD as a distinct entity, separate and independent of asthma, is unknown. AIMS:Our goal was to elucidate the prevalence of AHR, as measured by a methacholine challenge test (MCT), in children with SCD who did no...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Shilo NR,Alawadi A,Allard-Coutu A,Robitaille N,Pastore Y,Bérubé D,Jacob SV,Abish S,Dauletbaev N,Lands LC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured then compared the dynamic lung mechanics of spontaneous breaths and mechanical breaths in 9 mechanically ventilated neonates with hyaline membrane disease. All were receiving intermittent mandatory ventilation. All breathed spontaneously between ventilator breaths. Tidal volume, transpulmonary pressure, dy...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Mammel MC,Fisher JB,Bing DR,Gatto CW,Boros SJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most methods used for the assessment of severe steatorrhea in cystic fibrosis (CF) are sensitive. In fact, the tests show their usefulness in a borderline zone of the results. Yet, the existing data related to acid steatocrit (AS) are still contradictory. Therefore, in the present study we have aimed to asse...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Walkowiak J,Lisowska A,Blask-Osipa A,Drzymała-Czyz S,Sobkowiak P,Cichy W,Breborowicz A,Herzig KH,Radzikowski A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is minimal literature available on the long-term outcome of pediatric non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. AIM:To document 5-year outcomes of children with chest computerized tomography (CT) scan diagnosed bronchiectasis from a tertiary New Zealand (NZ) respiratory clinic. METHODS:Review of a cli...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Munro KA,Reed PW,Joyce H,Perry D,Twiss J,Byrnes CA,Edwards EA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary surfactant, a unique developmentally regulated, phospholipid-rich lipoprotein, is synthesized by the type II epithelial cells (AECII) of the pulmonary alveolus, where it is stored in organelles termed lamellar bodies. The synthesis of pulmonary surfactant is under multifactorial control and is regulated by a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Zhang XQ,Zhang P,Yang Y,Qiu J,Kan Q,Liang HL,Zhou XY,Zhou XG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00