The Effect of Betamethasone on Neonatal Neutrophil Chemotaxis
Fuenfer M, Herson V, Raye J, Woronick C, Eisenfeld L, Ingardia C, Block C, Krause P. The Effect of Betamethasone on Neonatal Neutrophil Chemotaxis. Pediatric Research 1987, 22: 150-153. PMID: 3658539, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198708000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of betamethasoneBacterial infectionsNewborn infantsPMN functionMaternal glucocorticoid administrationNeonatal PMN functionFetal lung maturationMigration of PMNRandom migrationConcentrations of betamethasonePMN random migrationSignificant clinical importanceBetamethasone administrationGlucocorticoid administrationPregnant womenLung maturationNeutrophil functionStandard doseCord bloodNeutrophil chemotaxisAntiinflammatory agentsClinical importanceImportant causeImmune systemBetamethasone