Glucocorticoids influence versican and chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan levels in the fetal sheep lung

[1] Crowley P(1990)The effects of corticosteroid administration before preterm delivery: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials Br J Obstet Gynaecol 97 11-25

[2] Chalmers I(1995)Exogenous surfactant function in very preterm lambs with and without fetal corticosteroid treatment J Appl Physiol (1985) 78 955-960

[3] Keirse MJ(1987)Betamethasone increases pulmonary compliance in part by surfactant-independent mechanisms in preterm rabbits Pediatr Res 22 730-735

[4] Chen CM(1981)Prepartum maturation of the lung in fetal sheep: relation to cortisol J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol 51 384-390

[5] Ikegami M(1985)Effect of cortisol on the synthesis of lamellar body glycerophospholipids in fetal rabbit lung tissue in vitro Biochim Biophys Acta 834 85-94

[6] Ueda T(1971)Morphologic development of fetal rabbit lung and its acceleration with cortisol Am J Pathol 64 423-442

[7] Polk DH(1995)Prenatal hormonal therapy improves pulmonary compliance in the nitrofen-induced CDH rat model J Pediatr Surg 30 420-426

[8] Jobe AH(1995)Influence of postnatally administered glucocorticoids on rat lung growth Biol Neonate 68 229-245

[9] Fiascone JM(2000)Antenatal endotoxin and glucocorticoid effects on lung morphometry in preterm lambs Pediatr Res 48 782-788

[10] Jacobs HC(2007)Changes in versican and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans during structural development of the lung Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 293 R784-R792

[1] Crowley P(1990)The effects of corticosteroid administration before preterm delivery: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials Br J Obstet Gynaecol 97 11-25

[2] Chalmers I(1995)Exogenous surfactant function in very preterm lambs with and without fetal corticosteroid treatment J Appl Physiol (1985) 78 955-960

[3] Keirse MJ(1987)Betamethasone increases pulmonary compliance in part by surfactant-independent mechanisms in preterm rabbits Pediatr Res 22 730-735

[4] Chen CM(1981)Prepartum maturation of the lung in fetal sheep: relation to cortisol J Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol 51 384-390

[5] Ikegami M(1985)Effect of cortisol on the synthesis of lamellar body glycerophospholipids in fetal rabbit lung tissue in vitro Biochim Biophys Acta 834 85-94

[6] Ueda T(1971)Morphologic development of fetal rabbit lung and its acceleration with cortisol Am J Pathol 64 423-442

[7] Polk DH(1995)Prenatal hormonal therapy improves pulmonary compliance in the nitrofen-induced CDH rat model J Pediatr Surg 30 420-426

[8] Jobe AH(1995)Influence of postnatally administered glucocorticoids on rat lung growth Biol Neonate 68 229-245

[9] Fiascone JM(2000)Antenatal endotoxin and glucocorticoid effects on lung morphometry in preterm lambs Pediatr Res 48 782-788

[10] Jacobs HC(2007)Changes in versican and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans during structural development of the lung Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 293 R784-R792