Postnatal inflammation in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
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Authors: | Vineet Bhandari |
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Institution: | Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut |
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Abstract: | Exposure to hyperoxia, invasive mechanical ventilation, and systemic/local sepsis are important antecedents of postnatal inflammation in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This review will summarize information obtained from animal (baboon, lamb/sheep, rat and mouse) models that pertain to the specific inflammatory agents and signaling molecules that predispose a premature infant to BPD. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 100:189–201, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Keywords: | invasive ventilation infection hyperoxia lung newborn |
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