... to an increased susceptibility to injury, infection, thermal instability, and water loss. During rapid, often accelerated adaption of the physical barrier function of preterm skin, a parallel and mutual development of host skin immunity and skin microbiome seem to be crucial for skin homeostasis. Recent advances...

..., this treatment can affect the function of the immune system in newborns via alterations in cytokine production. 10 12 2007 13 05 2008 13 11 2008 Hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal Cytokine Lymphocyte subsets Immunity © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel 2008 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer...

...Jo Rae Wright Surfactant is a complex of lipids and proteins that reduces surface tension at the air/liquid interface of the lung and regulates immune cell function. Surfactant immune function is primarily attributed to two proteins: SP-A and SP-D. SP-A and SP-D are members of a protein family...

...) increased responses by the neonate’s cells. Similar to the late stress effect, an inhibition of proliferative responses by neonatal cells was induced by dexamethasone administered for 2 days late in pregnancy at 4.5 months after conception, 1 month before term. These findings demonstrate that certain immune...

... (CBL) and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of newborns was analyzed in a cross-sectional study to examine the maturation of these components of the immune response. Immunophenotyping was performed on the same specimens. Results showed that the CD4/CD8 ratio remains stable, the percentage of natural...