2014
The Effect of Modified Ultrafiltration on Angiopoietins in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Operations
Lang SM, Syed MA, Dziura J, Rocco E, Kirshbom P, Bhandari V, Giuliano JS. The Effect of Modified Ultrafiltration on Angiopoietins in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Operations. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2014, 98: 1699-1704. PMID: 25258157, PMCID: PMC4253712, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionModified ultrafiltrationUnit admissionCardiopulmonary bypassAngpt-2Interleukin-8Proinflammatory mediatorsClinical benefitAngpt-2 concentrationsInterleukin-10 levelsProspective cohort studySystemic inflammatory responseChildren 18 yearsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCohort studyAntiinflammatory mediatorsInterleukin-10Inflammatory responseAngiopoietin-2Angpt-1Cardiothoracic operationsPatient's bloodAdmissionCytokine removal
2006
Adiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome
Winer JC, Zern TL, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Cali AM, Wollschlager M, Seyal AA, Weiss R, Burgert TS, Caprio S. Adiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4415-4423. PMID: 16926246, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinAdiponectin levelsMetabolic syndromeObese childrenInsulin resistanceChildhood obesityLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolStandard oral glucose tolerance testBody mass index z-scoreHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolOral glucose tolerance testHigher CRP levelsChronic inflammatory stateMarkers of inflammationPlasma lipid profileGlucose tolerance testIndex z-scorePotential confounding variablesCRP levelsInflammatory markersLipoprotein ratioHigh triglyceridesLipoprotein cholesterolInflammatory stateProinflammatory cytokines