2001
Is there a role for antenatal TRH therapy for the prevention of neonatal lung disease?
Gross I, Moya F. Is there a role for antenatal TRH therapy for the prevention of neonatal lung disease? Seminars In Perinatology 2001, 25: 406-416. PMID: 11778911, DOI: 10.1053/sper.2001.29032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormoneThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRespiratory distress syndromeSurfactant therapyDistress syndromeOxygen dependencyAntenatal glucocorticoid treatmentLight-headed feelingPatent ductus arteriosusRetinopathy of prematurityNeonatal lung diseaseRandomized clinical trialsPituitary-thyroid axisAddition of TRHAntenatal glucocorticoidsGlucocorticoid therapyMaternal therapyNeonatal complicationsTransient complicationsTRH therapyHormone therapyBlood pressureDuctus arteriosusGlucocorticoid treatmentLung disease
1994
Butyrate modulates surfactant protein mRNA in fetal rat lung by altering mRNA transcription and stability
Peterec S, Nichols K, Dynia D, Wilson C, Gross I. Butyrate modulates surfactant protein mRNA in fetal rat lung by altering mRNA transcription and stability. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 267: l9-l15. PMID: 8048547, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1994.267.1.l9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal rat lungButyric acid analogueMRNA concentrationsRat lungNa-butyrateSP-A levelsDiabetic pregnanciesMaternal diabetesPulmonary maturationLung maturationMRNA transcriptionBiphasic effectSurfactant protein mRNAsProtein mRNASP-B mRNAAcid analoguesButyrate treatmentLungExposure of explantsFetusesInitial decreaseMRNAGene expressionButyrateMaturation