Does antenatal dexamethasone enhance surfactant protein synthesis in the hypoplastic lung of nitrofen-induced diaphragmatic hernia in rats?
These results suggest that antenatal glucocorticoid treatment increases the production of surfactant proteins in the CDH hypoplastic lung.
We are witnessing a change in etiological spectrum of malabsorption . Celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disorders are emerging as important causes and ImmunoProliferative Small Intestinal Disease (IPSID) and intestinal tuberculosis are on the decline. Tropical Sprue however continues to be the commonest cause as in the past.