2007
Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates
Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V, Krause DS, Smith BR, Gross I. Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates. Acta Paediatrica 2007, 96: 521-525. PMID: 17391470, DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00194.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of lifePreterm neonatesNeonatal morbidityPulmonary functionPremature neonatesGestational agePeripheral bloodInitial CD34Median gestational agePulmonary function testsShort-term outcomesUmbilical cord bloodFunction testsNeonatal demographicsBirth weightCord bloodRespiratory diseaseNeonatesCell countCD34Progenitor cellsInverse correlationWeeksBloodMorbidity
1994
Identification of Hox genes in newborn lung and effects of gestational age and retinoic acid on their expression
Bogue CW, Gross I, Vasavada H, Dynia DW, Wilson CM, Jacobs HC. Identification of Hox genes in newborn lung and effects of gestational age and retinoic acid on their expression. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 266: l448-l454. PMID: 7909996, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1994.266.4.l448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNewborn mouse lungRat lung explantsMouse lungRetinoic acidMRNA levelsLung explantsRat lungFetal rat lung explantsEffects of RATranscription-polymerase chain reactionM retinoic acidTime-dependent increaseNewborn lungRA treatmentFetal miceLungRodent lungsSignificant doseHigher mRNA levelsFetal tissuesDivergent homeobox gene HexGene expressionPattern of expression
1984
DO EGF AND GLUCOCORTICOIDS ACT AT THE SAME METABOLIC SITES IN FETAL RAT LUNG?
Gross I, Dynia D. DO EGF AND GLUCOCORTICOIDS ACT AT THE SAME METABOLIC SITES IN FETAL RAT LUNG? Pediatric Research 1984, 18: 392-392. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal rat lungCholine incorporationEffect of EGFRat lungFetal lung maturationEffect of DexDose-dependent fashionMetabolic sitesGestational ageLung maturationOrgan culture systemFetal lungGlucocorticoids actSerum-free organ culture systemMaximal effectDistribution of radioactivityThymidine incorporationMouse skinLungDependent fashionBiochemical developmentPhosphatidylglycerol fractionT3T4 actionEGF
1983
Fetal rat lung maturation: initiation and modulation
Gross I, Wilson C. Fetal rat lung maturation: initiation and modulation. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1983, 55: 1725-1732. PMID: 6662763, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1983.55.6.1725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lung maturationGestational ageLung maturationCholine incorporationEquivalent gestational ageFetal rat lungGlucocorticoid bindingDays gestationLung tissueFetal lungRat lungBiochemical markersLung developmentMorphological maturationDSPC contentMesenchymal tissueMaturational processesMarked increaseHormoneSimilar increaseLungLate modulationPhosphatidylcholine synthesisAgeMaturation
1976
Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis
Rooney S, Gobran L, Gross I, Wai-Lee T, Nardone L, Motoyama E. Studies on pulmonary surfactant Effects of cortisol administration to fetal rabbits on lung phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1976, 450: 121-130. PMID: 186118, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(76)90083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-AcyltransferaseAnimalsCholine KinaseCytidine Diphosphate CholineDiacylglycerol CholinephosphotransferaseFatty AcidsFemaleFetusGestational AgeGlycerolHydrocortisoneLungNucleotidyltransferasesPhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsPregnancyPulmonary SurfactantsRabbitsConceptsLung lavageCortisol administrationDays gestationFetal rabbitsUntreated fetusesLung phospholipid contentGreater gestational ageSaline-injected controlsLysolecithin acyltransferasePhospholipid contentGestational ageIntrauterine injectionLung tissueSaline injectionFetal lungMaturational effectsGestationFetusesLavageMajor surface-active componentAdministrationCorticosteroidsCholinephosphate cytidylyltransferaseSynthesis of phosphatidylcholineHormone