Are histopathologic chorioamnionitis and funisitis associated with metabolic acidosis in the preterm fetus?

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to determine whether histologically confirmed chorioamnionitis and funisitis are associated with fetal metabolic acidosis. The results reveal that intrauterine infection, as confirmed by histologic chorioamnionitis and funisitis, is not associated with fetal metabolic acidosis and intrauterine infection may represent a nonhypoxic form of encephalopathy that produces neurologic morbidity by a mechanism independent of hypoxia-ischemia leading to metabolic acidosis.

Diseases, Observations, Acidosis, Umbilical cord, Chorioamnionitis

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Neonatal cerebral white matter injury in preterm infants is associated with culture positive infections and only rarely with metabolic acidosis

Article Abstract:

Risk factors associated with neonatal cerebral white matter injury representing a major precursor for neurological impairment were studied. Culture-positive infection was associated with an increased risk of cerebral white matter injury in preterm neonates.

Care and treatment, Causes of, Birth defects, Infants (Premature), Premature infants, Nervous system diseases

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Effect of gestational age and hypoxia on activity of ribonucleic acid polymerase in fetal guinea pig brain

Article Abstract:

Low oxygen levels in the fetal guinea pig brain cause a decrease in the activity of ribonuclease I and III but an increase in the activity of bound ribonuclease II activity. This could reflect a change in gene expression during oxygen deprivation.

Physiological aspects, RNA polymerases, Fetal anoxia

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