Birth is associated with significant changes in the hypothalamic-pituitarythyroid axis and these changes complicate the proper assessment of thyroid function in neonates. Normal values forT4 (thyroxine) and TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) in cord blood are not well established. The present study was carried out on 4000 specimens of cord sera of both sexes in order to establish reliable re...

BackgroundResistin is reported as an antagonistic hormone of insulin and in the literature. Nowadays, importance of resistin is being more highlighted in the metabolism of mother and fetus during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the level of resistin in the umbilical cord and blood sugar at birth and evaluate the association of resistin and neonatal birth weight.Materials and MethodsThis c...

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is used in the treatment of patients suffering from hematologic and non-hematologic disorders, but the application is limited by the identification of a suitable donor. umbilical cord blood (ucb) is an alternative source of hematopoietic stem cell (hsc) transplantation. despite all advantages, the limited cell dose is one of the  major obstacle...

acute paraplegia is a rare but catastrophic complication of surgeries performed on aorta and corrective operations of vertebral column. trauma to spinal cord after spinal anesthesia and ischemia of spinal cord also may lead to acute paraplegia. acute paraplegia as a complication of general anesthesia in surgeries performed on sites other than aorta and vertebral column is very rare. here we pre...

Background: Late preterm neonates may have the external appearance and behavior similar to their counterparts.However, they are susceptible to various neonatal morbidities , due to their physiological and metabolical immaturity.To assess the correlation between cord blood arterial lactate levels and base excess with the development ofrespiratory distress in late preterm neonat...

background: in this study, we examined a new two step induction protocol for improving the differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells into neural progenitor cells. materials and methods: human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells were first cultured in dulbecco’s modified eagle medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum in a humidified incub...

introduction hemoglobin (hb) levels in fetus increase with progression of pregnancy, reaching highest levels in life. hb serves as iron reserve in fetus and is needed for the infant to adapt with anemia. many factors can decrease hb levels at birth and lead to accelerated physiological anemia. hence, the infant would require earlier administration of iron drops. identification of these factors ...

Spinal cord injury induces the disruption of blood-spinal cord barrier and triggers a complex array of tissue responses, including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy. However, the roles of ER stress and autophagy in blood-spinal cord barrier disruption have not been discussed in acute spinal cord trauma. In the present study, we respectively detected the roles of ER stress and auto...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Perspective The prospect of the government management for cord blood in Korea-at the time of enactment of the 『Cord blood management and research act』 OVERVIEW Based on the study result that the cord blood contains hema-topoietic stem cells which are capable...