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ArticlePediatric research2016

Postnatal growth restriction augments oxygen-induced pulmonary hypertension in a neonatal rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Stephen Wedgwood, Cris Warford, Sharleen C Agvateesiri, Phung Thai, Sara K Berkelhamer, Marta Perez, Mark A Underwood, Robin H Steinhorn

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Article in Pediatric research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen WedgwoodDepartment of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.
Cris WarfordDepartment of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.
Sharleen C AgvateesiriDepartment of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.
Phung ThaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis Health System, Sacramento, California.
Sara K BerkelhamerDepartment of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Marta PerezDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Mark A UnderwoodDepartment of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California.
Robin H SteinhornDepartment of Hospitalist Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC.
University of California Davis Medical Center · USChildren's National · USNorthwestern University · USUC Davis Health · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrematurity and fetal growth restriction are risk factors for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Neonatal rats develop PH and vascular remodeling when exposed to hyperoxia. We hypothesize that postnatal growth restriction (PNGR) due to under-nutrition increases the severity of PH induced by hyperoxia in neonatal rats.

methodsPups were randomized at birth to litters maintained in room air or 75% oxygen (hyperoxia), together with litters of normal milk intake (10 pups) or PNGR (17 pups). After 14 d, right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) was assessed by Fulton's index (right ventricular weight/left ventricular plus septal weight) and PH by echocardiography. Lungs were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, morphometrics, western blotting, and metabolomics.

resultsHyperoxia and PNGR each significantly increased pulmonary arterial pressure, RVH and pulmonary arterial medial wall thickness, and significantly decreased pulmonary vessel number. These changes were significantly augmented in pups exposed to both insults. Hyperoxia and PNGR both significantly decreased expression of proteins involved in lung development and vasodilation.

conclusionPNGR induces right ventricular and pulmonary vascular remodeling and augments the effects of oxygen in neonatal rats. This may be a powerful tool to investigate the mechanisms that induce PH in low-birth-weight preterm infants with BPD.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, NewbornBronchopulmonary DysplasiaCaloric RestrictionDisease Models, AnimalDisease SusceptibilityFemaleGene ExpressionGrowth and DevelopmentHyperoxiaHypertension, PulmonaryHypertrophy, Right VentricularPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal Transduction

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PMID27509009
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