1998
Dual Roles of Amniotic Fluid Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin E2 in Preterm Labor with Intra-Amniotic Infection
Hsu C, Meaddough E, Aversa K, Hong S, Lee I, Bahodo-Singh R, Lu L, Copel J. Dual Roles of Amniotic Fluid Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandin E2 in Preterm Labor with Intra-Amniotic Infection. American Journal Of Perinatology 1998, 15: 683-687. PMID: 10333395, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-amniotic infectionNitric oxide metabolitesPreterm labor patientsAmniotic fluid nitric oxide metabolitesProstaglandin E2Preterm laborLabor patientsNitric oxideIntraamniotic infectionAmniotic fluidAmniotic fluid nitric oxidePositive amniotic fluid cultureAmniotic fluid creatinineProinflammatory nitric oxidePro-inflammatory nitric oxideAmniotic fluid concentrationsAmniotic fluid levelsNitric oxide synthaseCyclo-oxygenase-2Amniotic fluid cultureEnzyme-linked immunoassayOxide metabolitesLeukocyte countFluid cultureOxide synthase
1996
Is the fetal brain‐sparing effect a risk factor for the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant?
Mari G, Abuhamad A, Keller M, Verpairojkit B, Ment L, Copel J. Is the fetal brain‐sparing effect a risk factor for the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant? Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 8: 329-332. PMID: 8978007, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08050329.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery pulsatility indexCerebral artery pulsatility indexBrain-sparing effectArtery pulsatility indexIntrauterine growth restrictionIntraventricular hemorrhagePulsatility indexPreterm laborAntenatal exposureGestational ageMean birth weightNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageRespiratory distress syndromeMiddle cerebral arteryFirst postnatal weekApgar scoreCesarean sectionNecrotizing enterocolitisPreterm infantsBrain sparingDistress syndromeWeeks' gestationCerebral arteryIUGR fetusesDoppler studies