Platelet-activating factor in infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis
Platelet-activating factor in infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis
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DOI:
10.1067/mpd.2001.110132
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发表时间:
2001-01-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Kornecki, E
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作者:
Rabinowitz, SS;Dzakpasu, P;Kornecki, E
Background: Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a heterogeneous phospholipid that has been implicated as participating in a number of perinatal disease processes including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).Methods: Baseline blood levels of PAF and related lipids (PAF-LL) were measured for 164 infants at risk for NEC from 3 neonatal intensive care units. Serial levels were obtained from the 11 infants in whom NEC developed.Results: The mean peak PAF-LL in the infants without NEC was 2.03 +/- 1.96 ng/mL. Infants with stage II (n = 6) and III (n = 5) NEC had elevated peak PAF-LL values (mean peak value 13.6 +/- 6.9 ng/mL). No PAF-LT, measurements obtained from infants during stage II or III NEC were