Efficacious Continuous Monitoring of Infants Using Wireless Remote Monitoring Technology.

Objective: To compare postductal heart rate and saturation (SpO) measurements from the wireless PO device obtained by iVital+ against measurements by the standard Masimo (SET technology) monitor in the monitoring of neonates.

Methods: Pulse oximetry reading of newborns were assessed in terms of heart rate and saturations with two PO simultaneously attached to postductal site and data comparison was done.

Results: Out of the 1000 cumulative recordings, the mean difference between HR obtained from both PO was 0.

Murine epidermal cell antigen (Skn)-directed autoimmunity induced by transfer of CD4+ T cells.

While pathogenic T cells have been identified for several diseases with epithelial cell damage, an autoimmune T cell-mediated response targeted against a known keratinocyte antigen has not been reported. Previously we described an autoimmune response directed to the mouse epidermal cell antigens, Skn. For our murine model, primed Skn-immune lymphocytes are adoptively transferred to recipients, which develop lesions at the site of mild skin trauma.

T and B cell repertoire in gastric lymph follicles in children with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Helicobacter pylori infection has been implicated in the development of gastrointestinal malignancy in adults and children. The histopathological processes that lead to such development are unknown. We compared the immune cell repertoire of mucosal lymph follicles in children with H.

Differential expression of chemokines in a mouse model of wound healing.

Macrophages have a multifaceted role in wound healing. While their initial activity may be in the degradation and elimination of damaged tissue, macrophages also produce and secrete a variety of mediators that can participate in the repair process as well. To perform these functions, macrophages must be recruited to a wound site.