Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatases (MKPs) are protein phosphatases
that dephosphorylate both the phosphothreonine and phosphotyrosine residues on activated …

Septic shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. However, genetic factors
predisposing to septic shock are not fully understood. Excessive production of proinflammatory …

Advances in perinatal care have dramatically im-proved survival of extremely preterm infants
and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has not changed over the past …

Clinical studies suggest that sleep apnea causes systemic hypertension. In addition, patients
with sleep apnea have elevated plasma levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1). We hypothesized …

Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases are critical mediators of innate immune responses.
In response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), MAP kinases are rapidly activated and play an …

Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by NO synthase (NOS) from l-arginine (l-Arg). Alternatively, l-Arg
can be metabolized by arginase to produce l-ornithine and urea. Arginase (AR) exists in …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine which initial surgical treatment results in
the lowest rate of death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in premature infants with …

A simple distensible vessel model was developed for the purpose of interpreting the vascular
pressure-flow curve in the zone 3 lung. The model-governing equation has two parameters…

Objective To evaluate the temperature distribution among moderately preterm (MPT, 29-33
weeks) and extremely preterm (EPT, <29 weeks) infants upon neonatal intensive care unit (…

Objectives To assess the effect of pulmonary hypertension on neonatal intensive care unit
mortality and hospital readmission through 1 year of corrected age in a large multicenter …