2024
Association between mitochondrial DNA copy number and neurodevelopmental outcomes among black and white preterm infants up to two years of age
Zhao T, Li A, Reese B, Cong Q, Corwin E, Taylor S, Matson A, Chen M, Alder N, Cong X. Association between mitochondrial DNA copy number and neurodevelopmental outcomes among black and white preterm infants up to two years of age. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research 2024, 3: 149-156. PMID: 39554223, PMCID: PMC11567671, DOI: 10.1097/nr9.0000000000000071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreterm premature rupture of membranesNICU Network Neurobehavioral ScaleNeurodevelopmental outcomesPostmenstrual agePreterm infantsDNA copy numberMitochondrial DNA copy numberPremature rupture of membranesYears of corrected ageIncreased mtDNAcnInfants up to 1 yearBayley Scales of InfantBirth gestational ageInfant clinical characteristicsPreterm premature ruptureWhite preterm infantsRupture of membranesInfant neurobehavioral outcomesAbnormal copy numberCopy numberYears of ageGestational ageInfant outcomesNeurobehavioral ScaleClinical characteristics98 The Crosstalk between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Pain/Stress in the NICU
Zhao T, Chang X, Biswas S, Balsbaugh J, Liddle J, Chen M, Matson A, Cong X. 98 The Crosstalk between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Pain/Stress in the NICU. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2024, 8: 27-27. PMCID: PMC11023861, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNICU Network Neurobehavioral ScalePreterm premature rupture of membranesPost-menstrual agePreterm infantsNeurodevelopmental outcomesNeurobehavioral outcomesAssociated with neurobehavioral outcomesNNNS summary scoresPremature rupture of membranesWeeks post-menstrual ageAssociated with neurodevelopmental outcomesPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesAssociated with protein levelsProspective cohort studyMitochondrial dysfunctionNICU hospitalizationNeurobehavioral ScaleClinical characteristicsPretermEpithelial barrierCohort studyReceptor binding activityNICUInfantsPain/Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants
Zhao T, Chang X, Biswas S, Balsbaugh J, Liddle J, Chen M, Matson A, Alder N, Cong X. Pain/Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants. Developmental Neuroscience 2024, 46: 341-352. PMID: 38286121, PMCID: PMC11284246, DOI: 10.1159/000536509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm premature rupture of membranesNICU Network Neurobehavioral ScalePost-menstrual ageNeurodevelopmental outcomesPreterm infantsNeurobehavioral outcomesNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral ScaleNeonatal intensive care unit hospitalizationPremature rupture of membranesWeeks post-menstrual agePreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesAssociated with neurobehavioral outcomesAssociated with protein levelsAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesBuccal swabsOptimal neurodevelopmental outcomesProspective cohort studyIntensive care unitEvaluate protein expression levelsNeurobehavioral ScaleClinical characteristicsPretermMitochondrial function-related proteins
2022
Early-life factors associated with neurobehavioral outcomes in preterm infants during NICU hospitalization
Zhao T, Griffith T, Zhang Y, Li H, Hussain N, Lester B, Cong X. Early-life factors associated with neurobehavioral outcomes in preterm infants during NICU hospitalization. Pediatric Research 2022, 92: 1695-1704. PMID: 35338349, PMCID: PMC9509490, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02021-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal Infant Stressor ScalePreterm infantsNeurobehavioral outcomesBreastmilk intakeGestational ageNICU hospitalizationMaternal breastmilkAssociated with increasing GADay of NICU hospitalizationWeeks post-menstrual ageNICU Network Neurobehavioral ScalePoorer quality of movementOlder gestational agePost-menstrual ageMethodsA prospective cohort studyNISS scoresInfant neurobehavioral outcomesProspective cohort studyDays of lifeConclusionsPreterm infantsGA infantsYounger GAPain/stressNeurobehavioral ScalePreterm