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Plasma Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Newborn Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Autor:
Lochan Subedi, Amrita Pant, Thitinart Sithisarn, Henrietta S. Bada, Hong Huang, John Anthony Bauer, Philip M. Westgate, Peter J. Giannone
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 5 (2017)
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 5 (2017)
Background Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a type of growth factor that promotes growth and survival of neurons. Fetal exposure to opiates can lead to postnatal withdrawal syndrome, which is referred as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
Autor:
Philip M. Westgate, Kristen Wellmann, Susan Barron, Henrietta S. Bada, Thitinart Sithisarn, Melinda E. Wilson, Sandra J. Legan
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 5 (2017)
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 5 (2017)
Opiate addiction is now a major public health problem. Perinatal insults and exposure to opiates such as morphine in utero are well known to affect development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis of the offspring adversely and are associ