Microbial infection and inflammation in the development of chronic lung disease of prematurity.
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia or chronic lung disease of prematurity is a prolonged respiratory failure with multifactorial etiology in very low birth-weight neonates. This review summarizes current knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of different infections and inflammatory responses that are involved in the development of chronic lung disease of prematurity.
Li
Ying-Hua
YH
Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tullus
Kjell
K
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology