Preterm Intestine Model
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A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
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2018
This manuscript describes the Research Prioritization by Affected Communities (RPAC) protocol and findings from its use with women at risk for preterm birth. Using the protocol, women identified and prioritized their unanswered questions about pregnancy, birth and neonatal care aimed at influencing research priority setting by funders and researchers.
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Preterm EEG: A Multimodal Neurophysiological Protocol
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2012
This video explains the background theory of the neonatal EEG activity and the sensory responses, followed by a live demonstration of their recording in neonatal intensive care unit.
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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates
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2015
Microcirculatory imaging (MI) is used to monitor peripheral perfusion in critically ill or preterm neonates. This manuscript and video demonstrates the optimal approach for obtaining high-quality images.
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Development of a Neonatal Piglet Acute Lung Injury Model Recreating the Early Environment of Preterm Infant Lungs
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2025
This protocol describes the development of a neonatal piglet model of acute lung injury that models early pathogenic events occurring in the preterm lung, including sub-adequate surfactant quantity, hyperoxia, high-pressure ventilation, and inflammation, to facilitate understanding of molecular triggers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and enhance therapeutic translation.
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Effect of Hyaluronic Acid 35 kDa on an In Vitro Model of Preterm Small Intestinal Injury and Healing Using Enteroid-Derived Monolayers
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2022
This protocol describes a method to establish and perform a scratch wound assay on two-dimensional (2D) monolayers derived from three-dimensional (3D) enteroids isolated from non-human primate ileum.
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These models focus on reproducing two linked features: intestinal structure and the immature function associated with early birth. That pairing allows investigators to examine how developing epithelial barriers, nutrient handling, microbial interactions, and inflammatory responses relate to neonatal gastrointestinal disease. The value is not simply anatomical resemblance; it is the ability to connect developmental biology with mechanisms of intestinal injury.
The epithelial barrier provides a useful point for studying how the developing intestine responds to its environment. In a preterm intestine model, researchers can examine barrier development alongside microbial interactions and inflammatory responses, then relate those features to tissue injury. This is especially relevant to necrotizing enterocolitis, which is associated with intestinal inflammation and injury.
Nutrient handling and inflammation can be examined as complementary processes rather than isolated outcomes. The model framework supports investigation of how immature intestinal function intersects with responses linked to disease, while also allowing nutrition strategies and protective therapies to be considered. This combination keeps experimental questions connected to both intestinal development and neonatal gastrointestinal pathology.
Representing several functions creates a more connected view of immature intestinal biology. Examining epithelial barriers, nutrient handling, microbial interactions, and inflammatory responses together can help researchers relate developmental characteristics to disease mechanisms and tissue injury. This integrated perspective supports research questions that are relevant to both intestinal development and neonatal gastrointestinal disease.
Researchers can use intestinal organoids, ex vivo tissue, or animal systems when developing a preterm intestine model. These approaches provide experimental representations of developing intestinal structure and function, without one format being identified as universally superior in the source material. Their shared purpose is to support investigation of epithelial barriers, nutrient handling, microbial interactions, and inflammatory responses.
Applications include investigating necrotizing enterocolitis, examining nutrition strategies, and evaluating protective therapies or potential drugs. Using systems that reflect immature intestinal biology allows these questions to be studied in relation to developmental features, inflammation, and tissue injury. The approach therefore connects disease investigation with the search for interventions relevant to infants born before full gestation.
An important outcome is a more integrated understanding of how intestinal development relates to neonatal disease. Findings may help clarify mechanisms associated with inflammation and tissue injury while informing evaluation of nutrition strategies, protective therapies, and potential drugs. The broader clinical relevance is guidance toward safer, more precise interventions in neonatal care.