Dexamethasone Alters Tracheal Aspirate T-Cell Cytokine Production in Ventilated Preterm Infants

• Main Authors: Siamak M. Yazdi (Author), Ekta U. Patel (Author), Colby D. Richardson (Author), K. Thomas Hardy (Author), John E. Baatz (Author), Jennifer K. Mulligan (Author), Rita M. Ryan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Postnatal corticosteroids improve respiratory status and facilitate respiratory support weaning in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Older literature describes characteristic cytokine profiles in tracheal aspirates (TA) of BPD patients which are altered with corticosteroids. Cor...