Effects of intra-amniotic lipopolysaccharide and maternal betamethasone on brain inflammation in fetal sheep.

<h4>Rationale</h4>Chorioamnionitis and antenatal glucocorticoids are common exposures for preterm infants and can affect the fetal brain, contributing to cognitive and motor deficits in preterm infants. The effects of antenatal glucocorticoids on the brain in the setting of chorioamnioni...

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Main Authors: Elke Kuypers, Reint K Jellema, Daan R M G Ophelders, Jeroen Dudink, Maria Nikiforou, Tim G A M Wolfs, Ilias Nitsos, J Jane Pillow, Graeme R Polglase, Matthew W Kemp, Masatoshi Saito, John P Newnham, Alan H Jobe, Suhas G Kallapur, Boris W Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24358119/?tool=EBI