Trends of fecal calprotectin levels and associations with early life experience in preterm infants.

Wanli XuYiming ZhangWenxiao ZhaoJie ChenKendra MaasNaveed HussainWendy A HendersonXiaomei S Cong

Published in: Interdisciplinary nursing research (2022)

FCP levels were elevated in preterm infants with wide interindividual and intraindividual variations. Cumulative pain/stress during the NICU hospitalization, feeding, race, and health status may influence FCP concentrations in early life that may be associated with inflammatory gut processes.

Keyphrases

early life
preterm infants
low birth weight
chronic pain
oxidative stress
pain management
rheumatoid arthritis
spinal cord