1992
Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Ballard P, Ballard R, Creasy R, Padbury J, Polk D, Bracken M, Moya F, Gross I. Plasma Thyroid Hormones and Prolactin in Premature Infants and Their Mothers after Prenatal Treatment with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone. Pediatric Research 1992, 32: 673-678. PMID: 1287557, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199212000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormonesFree thyroxineThyrotropin-releasing hormone treatmentNewborn lung diseaseDoses of TRHMU/LPituitary-thyroid functionPlasma of womenThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneWk of gestationPmol/LPlasma thyroid hormonesCord TSHTRH i.Preterm fetusesCord concentrationsControl infantsPremature infantsPostnatal surgeTRH administrationLung diseaseCord bloodPrenatal treatmentTriiodothyronine levelsHormone treatmentRespiratory disease in very-low-birthweight infants after prenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoid
Ballard R, Ballard P, Bracken M, Moya F, Gross I, Creasy K, Padbury J, Polk D. Respiratory disease in very-low-birthweight infants after prenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoid. The Lancet 1992, 339: 510-515. PMID: 1346877, DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)90337-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetamethasoneChronic DiseaseDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Premature, DiseasesLung DiseasesMalePregnancyPrenatal CareRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRisk FactorsThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneConceptsChronic lung diseaseThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRespiratory distress syndromePrenatal thyrotropin-releasing hormoneDistress syndromePostconceptional ageBirthweight infantsLung diseaseSevere respiratory distress syndromeSteroid-alone groupNeonatal respiratory morbidityComplications of prematurityUnadjusted relative riskPrenatal glucocorticoid treatmentWeeks postconceptional ageTRH therapyPreterm deliveryRespiratory morbidityWeeks' gestationGlucocorticoid treatmentNeonatal periodAdverse outcomesTotal incidencePrenatal treatmentRelative risk
1979
Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung
Rooney S, Gobran L, Marino P, Maniscalco W, Gross I. Effects of betamethasone on phospholipid content, composition and biosynthesis in the fetal rabbit lung. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1979, 572: 64-76. PMID: 216408, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(79)90200-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung lavageFetal lung lavageFetal lung slicesAdministration of betamethasoneEffect of betamethasoneFetal lung maturationFetal rabbit lungPhosphatidylcholine/sphingomyelin ratioLung glycogenBetamethasone administrationLung maturationPregnant rabbitsDays gestationFetal lungLung slicesRabbit lungsStress-induced accelerationDirect administrationSphingomyelin ratioSurfactant phospholipidsBetamethasoneAdministrationRate of incorporationSurfactant productionLavage