New concepts in necrotizing enterocolitis

MS Caplan, T Jilling - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis is an overwhelming gastrointestinal emergency that primarily afflicts
premature infants born weighing less than 1500 g. Despite years of investigation, the …

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis-inflammation and intestinal immaturity

EC Claud - Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis is a devastating inflammatory bowel disease of premature
infants. The pathogenesis remains incompletely understood and there is no specific …

Cell type specific expression of secretory TFF peptides: colocalization with mucins and synthesis in the brain

W Hoffmann, W Jagla - International review of cytology, 2002 - Elsevier
The “TFF domain” is an ancient cysteine-rich shuffled module forming the basic unit for the
family of secretory TFF peptides (formerly P-domain peptides and trefoil factors). It is also an …

Bacterial colonization, probiotics, and necrotizing enterocolitis

EC Claud, WA Walker - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The intestinal microflora has a significant role in intestinal health and gut function. The
neonatal population is unique in that intestinal colonization is not established and is known …

The role of growth factors in intestinal regeneration and repair in necrotizing enterocolitis

KJ Rowland, PM Choi, BW Warner - Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease resulting in major
neonatal morbidity and mortality. The pathology is poorly understood, and the means of …

Short-chain fatty acids induce colonic mucosal injury in rats with various postnatal ages

SM Nafday, W Chen, L Peng, MW Babyatsky… - Pediatric …, 2005 - nature.com
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) may play a role in the pathogenesis of neonatal necrotizing
enterocolitis. To evaluate the injurious effect of SCFAs on the colonic mucosa of rats at …

Etiology and medical management of NEC

A Gupta, A Paria - Early human development, 2016 - Elsevier
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious infection of the bowel that predominantly affects
preterm infants and is a leading cause for mortality and morbidity in preterm infants. It …

Comparison of porous and nano zinc oxide for replacing high-dose dietary regular zinc oxide in weaning piglets

L Long, J Chen, Y Zhang, X Liang, H Ni, B Zhang… - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of dietary supplementation with low dose of
porous and nano zinc oxide (ZnO) on weaning piglets, and to evaluate the possibility of …

Probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis

K Ganguli, WA Walker - Journal of Clinical gastroenterology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common gastrointestinal inflammatory necrosis affecting
almost exclusively premature infants usually after oral nutrition has been started, for …

Impaired mucosal regeneration in neonatal necrotising enterocolitis

D Vieten, A Corfield, D Carroll, P Ramani… - Pediatric surgery …, 2005 - Springer
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) remains an overwhelming gastrointestinal (GI) emergency in
premature infants, with an annual incidence of 350 cases and a mortality of 23% in the …