Serum eotaxin-1 is increased in extremely-low-birth-weight infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death.

Jegen KandasamyClaire RoaneAlexander SzalaiNamasivayam Ambalavanan

Published in: Pediatric research (2015)

Eotaxin measured on the day of birth is useful for identifying ELBW infants at risk of BPD/death. Further investigation is required to determine if eotaxin is involved in lung injury and pathogenesis of BPD.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
gestational age
pregnant women