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162 IN VITRO LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF BOVINE SURFACTANT AND ITS PHOSPHOLIPID FRACTIOINS
Endotracheal administration of human or xenogenic surfactant preparations is an effective treatment of respiratory distress syndrome of preterm infants. The application of large amounts of phospholipids to the...
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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) was diagnosed in a 36-year-old and treated with cytarabin, daunorubicin, doxorubicin and cytarabin, thioguanin, respectively, in an unrecognized pregnancy at conception and ...
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369 Modulation of NAP-2-induced Neutrophil (PMN) Activation by Different Surfactant Preparations
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Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is still a condition associatedwith a high mortality, and many patients require extracorporeal membraneoxygenation (ECMO) as rescue therapy. Beneficial effects of surfactant ...
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Polymorphisms of surfactant protein B encoding gene: modifiers of the course of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?
Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is a lipophilic protein and plays a major role in lung mechanics. Polymorphisms of surfactant protein A, another component of the surfactant system, have been previously described ...
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Treatment with bovine surfactant in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in children: a randomized multicenter study
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Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Decompressive craniectomy has regained therapeutic interest during past years; however, treatment guidelines ...
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Increased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and increased mortality in very preterm infants being small for gestational age
The objective was to evaluate the impact of being born small for gestational age (SGA) on neonatal mortality and neonatal pulmonary morbidity in preterm infants <32 weeks of gestation.
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Meconium aspiration syndrome remains a relevant cause of neonatal respiratory failure and is associated with severe pulmonary changes including surfactant inactivation and pronounced inflammatory changes. The ...
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Polymorphisms in the human surfactant protein-D (SFTPD) gene: strong evidence that serum levels of surfactant protein-D (SP-D) are genetically influenced
The collectin surfactant protein-D (SP-D) plays a significant role in innate immunity. Epidemiological studies described associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human gene coding sur...