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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2016

Antecedents of inflammation biomarkers in preterm newborns on days 21 and 28.

Alan Leviton, Elizabeth N Allred, Raina N Fichorova, Karl C K Kuban, T Michael O'Shea, Olaf Dammann, ELGAN Study Investigators

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Article in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Executive Dysfunction Early Postnatal Biomarkers among Children Born Extremely Preterm.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2019
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  5. Delayed intranasal infusion of human amnion epithelial cells improves white matter maturation after asphyxia in preterm fetal sheep.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2019
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  8. Neonatal systemic inflammation and the risk of low scores on measures of reading and mathematics achievement at age 10 years among children born extremely preterm.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Alan LevitonNeuroepidemiology Unit, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Elizabeth N AllredNeuroepidemiology Unit, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Raina N FichorovaLaboratory of Genital Tract Biology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Karl C K KubanDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center and Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
T Michael O'SheaDepartment of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Olaf DammannDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
ELGAN Study Investigators
Boston Children's Hospital · USBoston Medical Center · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · USMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEWake Forest University · US

Funding

Neonatal Biomarkers in Extremely Preterm Babies Predict Childhood Brain DisordersU01NS040069 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI KUBAN, KARL · 2001 to 2014
$34.0M
SYNAPTIC MECHANISMS IN HIPPOCAMPAL EPILEPTOGENESISP30HD018655 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI POMEROY, SCOTT LOREN · 1985 to 2015
$26.2M
WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY TO EVALUATE THE SMALL INTESTINE M01RR002172 · NCRR · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI MANDELL, JAMES WILLIAM · 1985 to 2008
$16.0M
Mouse Neurodevelopmental Behavior CoreU54HD090255 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI POMEROY, SCOTT LOREN · 2016 to 2020
$5.2M
Circulating Immune Biomarkers and Retinopathy of PrematurityR01EY021820 · NEI · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI DAMMANN, OLAF · 2013 to 2016
$1.7M
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR002172NEI NIH HHS 1-R01-EY021820-01NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021820NICHD NIH HHS 5P30HD018655-28NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD018655NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090255NINDS NIH HHS 2R01NS040069-06A2NINDS NIH HHS 5U01NS040069-05NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS040069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimMost studies of systemic inflammation in very preterm newborns focus on assessments made during the first two weeks. The purpose of this study was to identify some of the antecedents of systemic inflammation evident during postnatal weeks three and four.

methodsWe measured the protein concentrations in blood spots collected on postnatal days 21 (N = 176) and 28 (N = 157) from infants born before the 28th week of gestation and sought correlates of measurements in the top quartile. Odds ratios of elevated concentrations were calculated for the most obvious correlates.

resultsInfants born for maternal and foetal indications were more likely than their peers to have top quartile concentrations of IL-beta, IL-8, TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 on both days 21 and 28. Similarly, infants whose birthweight Z-score was <-2 or between -1 and -2 were also more likely than their peers to have elevated concentrations of these proteins.

conclusionMarkers of systemic inflammation in the very preterm newborn during the third and fourth postnatal weeks are most strongly associated with maternal and foetal indications for (very preterm) delivery and their common correlate/consequence, foetal growth restriction.

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BiomarkersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInflammationPre-EclampsiaPregnancyBiomarkersFetal growth retardationInfantInflammationPathologyPregnancyPremature

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PMID26610180
PMCPMC4747803
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