Preterm lambs will be delivered and various ventilatory maneuvers performed (varying oxygen, tidal volume, and PEEP) to determine which particular strategy causes the least amount of lung injury. Next, preterm lambs will receive exogenous surfactant with different concentrations and combinations of apoproteins to determine if the injury process can be modified. Then, lambs will be exposed to endotoxin in utero to examine the impact of """"""""inflammatory priming"""""""" on the development of lung injury. Finally, the ventilation and surfactant strategies that are found to cause the least injury will be tested to see if the arrest in lung development can be prevented.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD012714-24
Application #
6625196
Study Section
Human Embryology and Development Subcommittee 1 (HED)
Program Officer
Raju, Tonse N
Project Start
1979-04-01
Project End
2005-11-30
Budget Start
2002-12-01
Budget End
2003-11-30
Support Year
24
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$299,700
Indirect Cost
Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
071284913
City
Cincinnati
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
45229
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