title: The role of cytokines and inflammatory cells in perinatal brain injury.
abstract: Perinatal brain injury frequently complicates preterm birth and leads to significant long-term morbidity. Cytokines and inflammatory cells are mediators in the common pathways associated with perinatal brain injury induced by a variety of insults, such as hypoxic-ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, toxin-mediated injury, and infection. This paper examines our current knowledge regarding cytokine-related perinatal brain injury and specifically discusses strategies for attenuating cytokine-mediated brain damage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6320, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McAdams
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Juul