Placental Neutrophil Infiltration Associated with Tobacco Exposure but Not Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

• Main Authors: David M. Box (Author), Abhishek Makkar (Author), Zhongxin Yu (Author), Hala Chaaban (Author), Henry H. Tran (Author), Kathryn Y. Burge (Author), Jeffrey V. Eckert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: In utero inflammation is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. We hypothesized that maternal tobacco exposure (TE) might induce placental neutrophil infiltration, increasing the risk for BPD. Study design: We compared the composite outcome of BPD and death i...