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Alessandra Serra

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Association of maternal hypertension and chorioamnionitis with preterm outcomes

2014

OBJECTIVES: We compared the relative effect of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and chorioamnionitis on adverse neonatal outcomes in very preterm neonates, and studied whether gestational age (GA) modulates these effects. METHODS: A cohort of neonates 23 to 30 weeks' GA, born in 2008 to 2011 in 82 hospitals adhering to the Italian Neonatal Network, was analyzed. Infants born from mothers who had hypertensive disorders (N = 2096) were compared with those born after chorioamnionitis (N = 1510). Statistical analysis employed logistic models, adjusting for GA, hospital, and potential confounders. RESULTS: Overall mortality was higher after hypertension than after chorioamnionitis (odds rati…

MalePediatricsLogistic models; Mortality; Outcomes; Pregnancy complications; Preterm infants; Risks; Female; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant Newborn; Infant Premature Diseases; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Prospective Studies; Chorioamnionitis; Hypertension Pregnancy-Induced; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health; Medicine (all); Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)DiseasesInfant Premature DiseasesChorioamnionitisoutcomesPediatricsPregnancyRisksMaternal hypertensionProspective StudiesriskObstetricspregnancy complicationsMedicine (all)Pregnancy OutcomeGestational ageRetinopathy of prematurityPerinatology and Child HealthChorioamnionitisSettore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICALogistic models Mortality Outcomes Pregnancy complications Preterm infants RisksNecrotizing enterocolitisHypertensionoutcomeFemaleHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyGestational AgeOutcomesPregnancy-Inducedpreterm infantPregnancy complicationArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)medicineLogistic models; Mortality; Outcomes; Pregnancy complications; Preterm infants; Risks; Female; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant Newborn; Infant Premature Diseases; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Prospective Studies; Chorioamnionitis; Hypertension Pregnancy-Induced; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthHumanspreterm infantsMortalityPrematurelogistic modelPregnancyChorioamnionitibusiness.industryInfant NewbornPreterm infantsInfantInfant Premature DiseaseOdds ratioHypertension Pregnancy-Inducedmedicine.diseaseNewbornmortalityLogistic modelsProspective StudiePregnancy complicationsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPediatrics Perinatology and Child Healthbusinesslogistic modelsrisks
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Anti-poliovirus activity of Nerium oleander aqueous extract

2019

Nerium oleander (NO), a member of the Apocynaceae family, is an ornamental plant. In this study, we evaluated the antiviral activity of hot and cold extract of NO against six different viruses such as herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), polio virus type 1 (Sb-1), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), reovirus type-1 (Reo-1), human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), and yellow fever virus (YFV). Interestingly the results of plaque reduction assay demonstrated that both, hot extract and cold extract (breastin) of NO inhibited Sb-1 viral infection. In order to identify the mechanism by which NO exerts its antiviral activity, the virucidal effect, the time of addition and the adsorption assay …

Aqueous extractApocynaceaeTraditional medicine010405 organic chemistryNerium oleanderPoliovirusvirusesOrganic ChemistryPlant ScienceBiologymedicine.disease_causebiology.organism_classification01 natural sciencesBiochemistry0104 chemical sciencesAnalytical Chemistry010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryOrnamental plantmedicine
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