OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical presentations and outcomes of children with intraventricular hemorrhages (IVHs) after blunt head trauma (BHT). DESIGN Subanalysis of a large, prospective, observational cohort study performed from June 1, 2004, through September 31, 2006. SETTING Twenty-five emergency departments participating in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Patie...

Available surfactants for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants are derived from animal lungs, which limits supply and poses a danger of propagating infectious material. Poly-Val-->poly-Leu analogs of surfactant protein (SP)-C can be synthesized in large quantities and exhibit surface activity similar to SP-C. Here, activity of synthetic surfactants containing a poly-Leu...

A synergistic approach to Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) antiport has been demonstrated in POPC lipid bilayers using an ion selective electrode assay showing that, when using combinations of carriers each optimised for a particular component of the transport process, enhanced rates of transport are observed.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate feasibility of the guidelines of the Groupe Francophone de Réanimation et Urgence Pédiatriques (French-speaking group of paediatric intensive and emergency care; GFRUP) for limitation of treatments in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). DESIGN A 2-year prospective survey. SETTING A 12-bed PICU at the Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France. PATIENTS Were incl...

The effect of brain ceramide on the maximum solubility of cholesterol in ternary mixtures of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC), cholesterol, and ceramide was investigated at 37 degrees C by a cholesterol oxidase (COD) reaction rate assay and by optical microscopy. The COD reaction rate assay showed a sharp increase in cholesterol chemical potential as the cholesterol mole ...

Protegrin-1 (PG-1) is a broad-spectrum beta-sheet antimicrobial peptide found in porcine leukocytes. The mechanism of action and the orientation of PG-1 in lipid bilayers are here investigated using (2)H, (31)P, (13)C, and (15)N solid-state NMR spectroscopy. (2)H spectra of mechanically aligned and chain-perdeuterated 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) bilayers indicat...

The cytotoxic activity of 10 analogs of the idealized amphipathic helical 21-mer peptide (KAAKKAA)3, where three of the Ala residues at different positions have been replaced with Trp residues, has been investigated. The peptide's cytotoxic activity was found to be markedly dependent upon the position of the Trp residues within the hydrophobic sector of an idealized α-helix. The peptides with T...