title: Urinary beta 2-microglobulin in premature infants with chorioamnionitis and chronic lung disease.
abstract: The urinary beta(2)-microglobulin (MG) concentration on day 0 to 2 was significantly higher in premature infants with chorioamnionitis (CAM) than in infants without CAM and in infants who developed chronic lung disease (CLD) than in those who did not. We propose that an elevated urinary beta(2)-MG can indicate a fetal inflammatory response and identify neonates at risk for the development of CLD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. shigenis@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimaki
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Michiru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Shumpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin