Surfactant maturation is not delayed in human fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia
In an autopsy study of human fetuses, Jacques Bourbon and colleagues report that pulmonary surfactant content is not decreased in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The paper is discussed in a related perspective.
Citation: Boucherat O, Benachi A, Chailley-Heu B, Franco-Montoya ML, Elie C, et al. (2007) Surfactant maturation is not delayed in human fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia. PLoS Med 4(7): e237.
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Caption: "Electron-microscopy image of an alveolar type II cell showing characteristic lamellar inclusion bodies, the storage and secretion form of pulmonary surfactant. These organelles start accumulating in human fetal lung from around 20 weeks of pregnancy. (Original picture from the authors)."
CONTACT:
Jacques Bourbon
Inserm, Unité 841
Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale
Université Paris 12,
Faculté de Médecine, IFR10
8 rue du Général Sarrail
Créteil, 94000
France
+33 1 49 81 37 33
+33 1 48 98 17 77 (fax)
jacques.bourbon@creteil.inserm.fr
Related PLoS Medicine Perspective article:
Citation: Davey M (2007) Surfactant levels in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. PLoS Med 4(7): e243.
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CONTACT:
Marcus Davey
The University of Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Surgery
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States of America
daveym@email.chop.edu
Age and acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum
John Aponte and colleagues report that reducing exposure to parasite antigens early in life through chemoprophylaxis, while reducing the incidence of severe malaria, can delay the development of immunity.
Citation: Aponte JJ, Menendez C, Schellenberg D, Kahigwa E, Mshinda H, et al. (2007) Age interactions in the development of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum and its clinical presentation. PLoS Med 4(7): e242.
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CONTACT:
John Aponte
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Barcelona Center for International Health Research
c/Rosellon 132, 4º, 2ª
Barcelona 08036
Spain
+34-93-2275706
jjairo@clinic.ub.es
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