Long-term safety of dexamethasone sodium phosphate encapsulated in autologous erythrocytes in pediatric patients with ataxia telangiectasia by Mary Kay Koenig, Vincenzo Leuzzi, Riadh Gouider, Riadh Gouider, Eppie M. Yiu, Eppie M. Yiu, Barbara Pietrucha, Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen, Susan L. Perlman, Steve Wu, Trudy Burgers, Rupam Borgohain, Rukmini Mridula Kandadai, Isabelle Meyts, Giorgia Bucciol, Anaita Udwadia-Hegde, Ravi Yadav, Donna Roberts, Aaron Dane, Maureen Roden, Dirk Thye, Biljana Horn, Howard M. Lederman, William P. Whitehouse

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Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators by S. Ali Naqvi, Graham C. Thompson, Ari R. Joffe, Jaime Blackwood, Dori-Ann Martin, Mary Brindle, Herman W. Barkema, Craig N. Jenne

“…We aimed to demonstrate the potential of precision medicine to describe the inflammatory landscape present in children with suspected appendicitis. Our primary objective was to determine levels of seven inflammatory protein mediators previously associated with intra-abdominal inflammation (C-reactive protein—CRP, procalcitonin—PCT, interleukin-6 (IL), IL-8, IL-10, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1—MCP-1, and serum amyloid A—SAA) in a cohort of children with suspected appendicitis. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

“…To present to the new data on initial digestive potential of the full-term and premature newborns according to the level of digestive enzymes in serum of the puerperant woman and her child, stomach content of latter and amniotic waters. …”
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Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin by Bernd C. Schmid, Aimee Reilly, Martin K. Oehler

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Severe IgG4-Related Disease in a Young Child: A Diagnosis Challenge by Susana Corujeira, Catarina Ferraz, Teresa Nunes, Elsa Fonseca, Luísa Guedes Vaz

“…Glucocorticoids therapy was started with symptomatic improvement, reduction in the size of the mass, and decrease of serum IgG4 levels after 6 weeks. There are very few reports of IgG4-RD in children. …”
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Extracellular vesicles-derived miR-21 as a biomarker for early diagnosis and tumor activity in breast cancer subtypes by Claudia Omarini, Virginia Catani, Ilenia Mastrolia, Angela Toss, Federico Banchelli, Chrystel Isca, Daniele Medici, Ornella Ponzoni, Marco Brucale, Francesco Valle, Maria Cristina Baschieri, Roberto D’Amico, Valentina Masciale, Chiara Chiavelli, Federica Caggia, Carlo Augusto Bortolotti, Federico Piacentini, Massimo Dominici

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Propranolol for Treatment of Infantile Hemangioma: Efficacy and Effect on Pediatric Growth and Development by Rachel A. Giese, Merit Turner, Mario Cleves, J. Reed Gardner, Gresham T. Richter

“…Questionnaires regarding milestones, efficacy, and guardian satisfaction were performed, and a combination of both chart results and phone conducted surveys was tabulated. Serum from a small representative cohort of age-matched children with IH treated and not treated with propranolol was collected. …”
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Total Glucosides of Paeony Alleviate Cell Apoptosis and Inflammation by Targeting the Long Noncoding RNA XIST/MicroRNA-124-3p/ITGB1 Axis in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Fang Chen, Yi Hu, Yuetao Xie, Zonghui Zhao, Lin Ma, Zhili Li, Wanlong Tan

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Early-Onset Chronic Inflammatory Disease Associated with Maternal Microchimerism by Tomoaki Ishikawa, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Tomohiro Takeda, Hiroshi Suzuki

“…Laboratory findings revealed anemia, elevated levels of inflammation markers, and hypergammaglobulinemia. Serum complement levels were normal. Serum levels of IL-6 and B-cell activating factor were elevated. …”
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Anaemia in the Hospitalized Elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status by Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, William F. Mawalla, Upendo Masamu, Neema Budodi Lubuva, Erius Tebuka, Pius Magesa

“…Blood samples were collected, and a complete blood count, serum cobalamin, serum ferritin, and serum folate levels were measured to assess anaemia and micronutrient deficiency status in all participants who had anaemia. …”
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Comparative analysis of inflammatory biomarkers for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis: IL-6, IL-8, SAA, CRP, and PCT by Chen Ying, Yan Aixia, Zhang Li, Hu Xiaoming, Chen Liang, Cui Jun, Fan Zichuan, Li Ying

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Protocol for the generation of HLF+ HOXA+ human hematopoietic progenitor cells from pluripotent stem cells by Sherry Li Zheng, Jonas L. Fowler, Julie Y. Chen, Christopher Li, Elaine Lin, Alana T. Nguyen, Angela Chen, George Q. Daley, Lay Teng Ang, Kyle M. Loh

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Safety and immunogenicity in humans of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli double mutant heat-labile toxin administered intradermally by Marcela F. Pasetti, Patricia L. Milletich, Jessica A. White, Jessica Butts, Rebecca C. Brady, Michelle D. Dickey, Cassandra Ballou, Nicole Maier, Marcelo B. Sztein, Shahida Baqar, A. Louis Bourgeois, David I. Bernstein

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The Coincidence of Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with IgM Antibody Positivity to Enteroviruses and Respiratory Tract Viruses by Murat Karaoglan, Fahriye Eksi

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the sero-epidemiological and molecular evidence on enteroviruses and respiratory viruses in patients with newly diagnosed T1DM during the cold season. Design. Forty children newly diagnosed with T1DM and 30 healthy children who presented to the clinic over the course of a year were included in the study. …”
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Ceftriaxone-Induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia: In Vitro Reversal with Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (PIC1) by Kenji M. Cunnion, Lisa M. Feagin, Michael F. Chicella, Cortney L. Kaszowski, Pamela S. Hair, Jessica Price, William C. Owen

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Safety of a Bioactive Polyphenol Dietary Supplement in Pediatric Subjects with Acute Diarrhoea by Shafiqul A. Sarker, Shamima Sultana, Mark Pietroni, Arthur Dover

“…The hematological and clinical chemistry profile for children aged 6 months to 5 years with acute diarrhoea was measured in a double blind clinical trial. …”
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Effect of Interleukin-15 on CD11b, CD54, and CD62L Expression on Natural Killer Cell and Natural Killer T-Like Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Syh-Jae Lin, Ji-Yih Chen, Ming-Ling Kuo, Hsiu-Shan Hsiao, Pei-Tzu Lee, Jing-Long Huang

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A Precocious Cerebellar Ataxia and Frequent Fever Episodes in a 16-Month-Old Infant Revealing Ataxia-Telangiectasia Syndrome by Luigi Nespoli, Annapia Verri, Silvia Tajè, Francesco Paolo Pellegrini, Maddalena Marinoni

“…It was concluded that AT syndrome should be considered in children with precocious signs of cerebellar ataxia and recurrent fever episodes.…”
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Sex-specific association of immunological markers in CS-delivered newborns with pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain of mothers by Karolina Rak, Michaela Godyla-Jabłoński, Monika Bronkowska

“…The examined group of this cross-sectional pilot study consisted of 101 pregnant women and their healthy CS-delivered newborn children. The concentration of antibodies in maternal serum (MS) and UCS were determined by ELISA method. …”
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Overexpressed Neuropilin-1 in Endothelial Cells Promotes Endothelial Permeability through Interaction with ANGPTL4 and VEGF in Kawasaki Disease by Junhua Huang, Shuwan Zhang

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