Does [ Retinoic acid protect neonatal rats from hyperoxia-induced lung injury through down-regulating connective tissue growth factor ]?
The expression of CTGF mRNA and protein increases in neonatal rats with hyperoxia-induced lung injury. RA may provide protections against the lung injury possibly through down-regulating CTGF expression.
This pilot study supports the notion that the presence of CTX-M-producing bacteria is uncommon in oral plaque of healthy human adult fecal carriers. Due to the limited number of persons tested, a low prevalence of oral ESBL-carriage in healthy adults or carriage in selected groups of patients cannot be excluded. To our knowledge, this is the first description of an R. aquatilis with the RAHN-1/2 gene in the oral cavity.