Abstract Although in Finland the incidence of maternal and neonatal mortality in labor is very low, labor carries some risks. This study focused on two major complications in labor: fetal asphyxia and maternal hemorrhage. The roles of fetal electrocardiographic ST-analysis (STAN) and pelvic artery embolization in the prevention and management of these complications were investigated. Intrapartum fetal monitoring aims at a timely detection of fetal hypoxemia. When non-selected parturients were randomly assigned to be monitored during labor either by STAN or conventional cardiotocography, no differences between the groups were detected in terms of neonatal outcome and operative delivery rates. Only the incidence of fetal blood sampling was lower in the STAN group. In the interpretation of the STAN tracings according to the guideline matrix provided by the STAN manufacturer, the interobserver agreement was moderate; in terms of clinical decision -making as to whether to intervene in the labor, this agreement varied from moderate to good among STAN-trained obstetricians. The aim of prophylactic pelvic artery occlusion balloon catheterization, with or without embolization, is to reduce hemorrhage in elective cesarean operations in patients with placenta accreta. Furthermore, pelvic arterial embolization may be performed post partum if bleeding continues after cesarean hysterectomy, or may serve as an alternative to hysterectomy. In the present study, pelvic artery catheterization and embolization did not reduce blood loss during cesarean delivery, nor did it decrease the need to perform hysterectomy in patients with placenta accreta. In the management of massive postpartum hemorrhage, pelvic artery embolization was most successful in patients with uterine atony, with a success rate of 75% in achieving hemostasis. However, the angiographic method included risk of complications, the most hazardous being thromboembolic complications. To conclude, STAN does not provide improvement in intrapartum fetal monitoring when compared to cardiotocography, but the need for fetal blood sampling is reduced. This may relate to the fact that subjective interpretation of STAN data is moderate at best. Prophylactic catheterization and embolization of pelvic arteries does not improve the surgical outcome of patients with placenta accreta. In the management of postpartum hemorrhage, pelvic artery embolization should be considered, especially in cases with uterine atony.

During the last years many mobile health applications have emerged on the market. Most of these collect and compiles physical data that can be followed over time. Now the next generation of health care applications are on their way. With an increasing capacity and high quality sensors, smartphones have the potential to be used as diagnostic tools. Calmark Sweden AB is a company that has developed a smartphone based diagnostic platform for analysis of colorimetric assays integrated on a disposable plastic chip. Their first product, the hilda Neo system is a Point of care test (POCT) for semi quantitative measurement of the biomarker Lac- tate dehydrogenase (LDH). The system consists of a disposable colorimetric LDH test with inte- grated chemical assay, a separate light-box for controlled light conditions and a smartphone appli- cation for image acquisition and test analysis. The purpose of this Master Thesis project was to develop and evaluate a method for smartphone based semi quantitative colorimetric analysis of the hilda Neo LDH test that would work without the light-box in different light settings. The method was to be implementable as an iPhone applica- tion and should be able do correctly determine LDH activity in the four LDH ranges; 0-300, 300- 600, 600-900 and >900 units per litre (U/L). Also, the computed LDH levels among cards run with the same sample were not to have a standard deviation higher than 50 U/L. Two methods based on continuous measurements of the colour stimuli given from the assay site were developed. In both methods, measurements were made by using the iPhone camera for taking an image series following the colour development of the assay over time. The image series was then processed in MATLAB and the LDH level was computed in two different ways. None of the two proposed methods did reach the stated objectives. Neither of the methods gave the correct LDH interval in all evaluation cards and the computed LDH levels had a larger standard deviation then aimed for. However the results indicate that the variation in light settings is not the only factor for the unreached objectives. It is believed that with further studies of the colour proper- ties of the hilda Neo assay and with the continuing development of smartphone technology, it is possible to find a method for smartphone-based colorimetric analysis without having to control the light setting. / Under de senaste åren har många hälso-applikationer introducerats på marknaden. De flesta samlar och sammanställer hälso-data som sedan kan följas över tiden. Nu är en ny generation av hälso- applikationer på ingång. Med ökande kapacitet och högkvalitativa sensorer har våra smartphones potential att användas för medicinsk diagnostik. Calmark Sweden AB är ett företag som har utvecklat en smartphone-baserad diagnostisk plattform för analys av kolorimetriska tester i form av plastkort för engångsbruk. Deras första produkt hilda Neo är ett patientnära test för semikvantitativ mätning av biomarkören Lactatdehydrogenas (LDH). Systemet består av det kolorimetriska engångstestet för mätning av LDH, en separat ljus-box för kontrollerade ljusförhållanden och en smartphone applikation för bildtagning och test analys. Målet med detta masterexamensarbete var att utveckla och utvärdera en metod för smartphone- baserad semikvantitativ kolorimetrisk analys av hilda Neo testet som fungerar utan ljus-box i olika ljussättningar. Metoden skulle vara implementerbar som en iPhone applikation och skulle kunna bestämma LDH aktivitet inom fyra intervall; 0-300, 300-600, 600-900 och >900 enheter per liter (U/L). De beräknade LDH nivåerna för kort körda med samma prov skulle inte heller ha en standardavvikelse över 50 U/L. Två metoder baserade på kontinuerlig mätning av provets färgutveckling togs fram. För båda metoderna användes iPhone kameran för att ta en bildserie som följde testets färgutveckling över tiden. Bildserien behandlades sedan i MATLAB och ett LDH värde beräknades med de två olika metoderna. Ingen av de två föreslagna metoderna uppnådde de uppsatta målen. Ingen av metoderna gav rätt LDH intervall för alla kort som användes för utvärdering och de beräknade LDH nivåerna hade en för hög standard avvikelse. Dock indikerade resultaten på att variationer i ljussättningen inte var den enda faktorn som bidrog till de ouppnådda målen. Författaren tror att med fortsatt studerande av hilda Neo testets färgegenskaper och med den fortlöpande utvecklingen av smartphone tekniken, kommer det att vara möjligt att hitta en metod för smartphone-baserad kolorimetrisk analys utan kontrollerad ljussättning.

Background: South Africa aims to end all preventable deaths of children under the age of five as part of their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. More than half of these mortalities occur in the neonatal period with perinatal asphyxia as one of the leading causes. This study investigated and identified the characteristics of perinatal asphyxia and its contributing factors at a district hospital in Cape Town. Methods: A retrospective descriptive case series was performed and included all suspected cases of perinatal asphyxia referred from Mitchells Plain District Hospital (MPH)) to a specialised centre in the years 2016-2018. A data collection tool was used to extract information. Data was processed with SPSS to produce descriptive statistics and to investigate associations between variables using the Chi-square tests. Results: The study included 29 cases of suspected perinatal asphyxia. Ten (34.5%) had abnormal amplitude Electroencephalograms (aEEG's) indicative of Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and four (13.8%) demised before day seven of life. Non-operative deliveries (p=0.005), lack of a doctor at the time of delivery (p=0.004) and neonatal chest compressions (p=0.044) were associated with abnormal aEEG's. Babies with Thompson score of equal to or more than 12 (p=0.006), neonatal seizures (p=0.036) and delayed arrival at referral hospital (p=0.005) were associated with abnormal aEEG findings. Mortality was associated with Thompson score ≥12 (p=0.007) and the need for neonatal intubation at delivery (p=0.016). Conclusions: Significant reversable factors were identified in the peri-and postpartum periods. More capacitated staff would have the greatest impact on outcomes. The profile of HIE is exceedingly complex and challenges the resources and services of district level of care. Therefore, these factors should be targeted for future development and investment to improve outcomes from district hospitals.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第24483号 / 医博第4925号 / 新制||医||1063(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 西浦 博, 教授 今中 雄一, 教授 滝田 順子 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Neonatal asphyxia is the third largest cause of neonatal mortality in Vietnam, and many of the surviving patients suffer from permanent brain damage. A cooling mattress used for treatment of infants suffering from asphyxia has been shown to have problems with providing a stable body temperature for the patients. The main purpose of this project is to assess potential problems with routines and the use of the most central technical equipment used to treat newborns suffering from asphyxia, as well as constructing a phantom to simulate a newborn infant in the process of cooling. The purpose of the simulation is to investigate new methods of using the cooling mattress to achieve a more stable body temperature when cooling the patient. The project was done at Phu San Hostpial and Vietnam National Children's Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. The technical evaluation was conducted with observations, interviews and a question form. The results showed that there were issues with the sensors connected to the ventilators, noise level from alarms and routines concerning sanitation. The phantom was based on a water bottle, an interest heater and a pump to mix the water. It proved not possible to construct a phantom that met the necessary criteria. / Asfyxi hos nyfödda är den tredje största orsaken till neonatal dödlighet i Vietnam, och många av de överlevande får permanenta hjärnskador. En nedkylningsmadrass som används till behandling av nyfödda med asfyxi har visat sig ha problem med att hålla patientens kroppstemperatur stabil. Arbetets huvudsakliga syfte är att undersöka potentiella problem med rutiner och användningen av den viktigaste tekniken vid behandling av nyfödda som lider av asfyxi, samt även konstruera en fantom som ska kunna simulera en nyfödd vid nedkylning. Simuleringen har som syfte att undersöka nya användningsmetoder av nedkylningsmadrassen för att uppnå en mer stabil kroppstemperatur hos patienten. Arbetet gjordes vid Phu San Hospital, och National Children’s Hospital i Hanoi, Vietnam. Utvärderingen av teknikens användning gjordes via observationer, intervjuer och ett frågeformulär. Resultaten sammanställdes för att hitta potentiella förbättringar till teknikens användning. Det framkom problem med sensorerna kopplat till ventilatorerna, ljudnivån från alarmer och rutiner kring sanitering. Fantomet baserades på en vattenflaska, en doppvärmare och en pump som blandade vattnet. Det visade sig inte vara möjligt att konstruera en fantom som uppfyllde alla kriterier med de resurser som var tillgängliga.

L’encéphalopathie hypoxique-­‐ischémique cause des milliers de victimes à travers le monde chaque année. Les enfants survivants à un épisode hypoxique-­‐ischémique sont à risque de développer des problèmes neurologiques incapacitants comme une paralysie cérébrale, un retard mental, une épilepsie ou des troubles d’ordre comportemental. Les modèles animaux ont amélioré nos connaissances sur les mécanismes sous-­‐jacents aux dommages cérébraux, mais elles sont encore trop incomplètes pour être capables de prévenir les problèmes neurologiques. Ce projet vise à comprendre l’impact d’un épisode asphyxique périnatale associé à des convulsions ainsi que l’activation de l’adenosine monophosphate-­‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) sur les circuits GABAergiques inhibiteurs en développement chez la souris. Dans le but d’investiguer le sort des neurones inhibiteurs, appelés interneurones, suite à un épisode asphyxique périnatal associé à des convulsions avec des animaux transgéniques, nous avons pris avantage d’un nouveau modèle d’hypoxie permettant d’induire des convulsions chez la souris. Deux populations d’interneurones représentant ensemble environ 60% de tous les interneurones corticaux ont été étudiées, soit les cellules exprimant la parvalbumine (PV) et les cellules exprimant la somatostatine (SOM). L’étude stéréologique n’a montré aucune mort neuronale de ces deux populations d’interneurones dans l’hippocampe chez les souris hypoxique d’âge adulte. Par contre, le cortex des souris hypoxiques présentait des zones complètement ou fortement dépourvues de cellules PV alors que les cellules SOM n’étaient pas affectées. L’utilisation d’une lignée de souris transgénique exprimant une protéine verte fluorescente (GFP) dans les cellules PV nous a permis de comprendre que les trous PV sont le reflet de deux choses : 1) une diminution des cellules PV et 2) une immaturité des cellules PV restantes. Puisque les cellules PV sont spécifiquement affectées dans la première partie de notre étude, nous avons voulu étudier les mécanismes moléculaires sous-­‐jacents à cette vulnérabilité. L’AMPK est un senseur d’énergie qui orchestre le rétablissement des i niveaux d’énergie cellulaire dans le cas d’une déplétion énergétique en modulant des voies de signalisation impliquant la synthèse de protéines et l’excitabilité membranaire. Il est possible que l’activation d’AMPK suite à un épisode asphyxique périnatal associé à des convulsions soit néfaste à long-­‐terme pour le circuit GABAergique en développement et modifie l’établissement de l’innervation périsomatique d’une cellule PV sur les cellules pyramidales. Nous avons étudié cette hypothèse dans un modèle de culture organotypique en surexprimant la forme wild-­‐type (WT) de la sous-­‐unité α2 d’AMPK, ainsi qu’une forme mutée dominante négative (DN), dans des cellules PV individuelles. Nous avons montré que pendant la phase de formation synaptique (jours post-­‐natals équivalents EP 10-­‐18), la surexpression de la forme WT désorganise la stabilisation des synapses. De plus, l’abolition de l’activité d’AMPK semble augmenter le nombre de synapses périsomatiques faits par la cellule PV sur les cellules pyramidales pendant la phase de formation et semble avoir l’effet inverse pendant la phase de maturation (EP 16-­‐24). La neurotransmission GABAergique joue plusieurs rôles dans le cerveau, depuis la naissance jusqu’à l’âge adulte des interneurones, et une dysfonction des interneurones a été associée à plusieurs troubles neurologiques, comme la schizophrénie, l’autisme et l’épilepsie. La maturation des circuits GABAergiques se fait majoritairement pendant la période post-­‐natale et est hautement dépendante de l’activité neuronale et de l’expérience sensorielle. Nos résultats révèlent que le lourd fardeau en demande énergétique d’un épisode asphyxique périnatal peut causer une mort neuronale sélective des cellules PV et compromettre l’intégrité de leur maturation. Un des mécanismes sous-­‐ jacents possible à cette immaturité des cellules PV suite à l’épisode hypoxique est l’activation d’AMPK, en désorganisant leur profil d’innervation sur les cellules pyramidales. Nous pensons que ces changements dans le réseau GABAergique pourrait contribuer aux problèmes neurologiques associés à une insulte hypoxique. / Hypoxia-­‐ischemia encephalopathy causes thousands of victims each year around the world. Children surviving such hypoxia-­‐ischemia insults are at risk of developing disabling neurological problems such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy or cognitive problems. Animal models have improved our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms causing cerebral injury, but it is still too incomplete to be able to prevent neurological problems. This project aims to understand the impact of a perinatal asphyxic insult associated with seizures as well as the activation of adenosine monophosphate-­‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) on developing inhibitory GABAergic networks in mouse. With the objective to study the fate of inhibitory cells, called interneurons, following a perinatal asphyxia insult associated with seizures in transgenic animals, we took advantage of a new hypoxia model allowing us to induce seizures in mice. Cells expressing parvalbumin (PV) and cells expressing somatostatin (SOM) were studied as together they represent about 60% of all cortical interneurons. A stereological study showed no cell death within those two interneuron populations in the hippocampus of adult hypoxic mice. However, the cortex of hypoxic mice showed zones with complete or strongly lacking PV cells, whereas SOM cells were not affected. A transgenic mouse line allowed us to show that PV holes are the reflection of two things 1) a decrease in PV cells and 2) immaturity of surviving PV cells. Because PV cells a selectively affected in the first part of our study, we wanted to study the molecular mechanisms underlying this vulnerability. AMPK is a metabolic energy sensor that orchestrates the recovery of energy in cells undergoing energy depletion by modulating cellular pathways involved in protein synthesis and membrane excitability. It is possible that the activation of AMPK following a perinatal asphyxic insult associated with seizures is detrimental for developing GABAergic networks and modifies the establishment of perisomatic innervation of PV cells on excitatory pyramidal cells. We have studied this hypothesis in an organotypic system by overexpressing the wild-­‐type (WT) form and the dominant negative (DN) form of AMPK iv α 2 sub-­‐unit in individual PV cells. We have observed that during the synaptic formation phase (equivalent post-­‐natal day EP 10-­‐18), overexpressing WT AMPK disorganises synapse stabilisation. Moreover, abolishing AMPK activity with the transfection of AMPK DN seems to increase the number of perisomatic synapses made by PV cells onto pyramidal cells, and seems to have the inverse effect during the synaptic maturation phase (EP 18-­‐24). GABAergic neurotransmission plays many roles in the brain, from interneurons birth to adulthood, and a dysfunction in GABAergic neurotransmission has been associated with many neurological diseases such as schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy. GABAergic networks maturation mainly happens postnatally and is highly dependent on neural activity and sensory experience. Our results reveal that the heavy energetic burden caused by an asphyxic insult can cause selective PV cells death and interfere with their maturation. AMPK activation following an asphyxic insult could be one mechanism interfering with PV cells maturity by disorganising their pattern of innervation onto pyramidal cells. We think that these GABAergic networks alterations could contribute to the neurological problems associated to a hypoxic insult.

INTRODUÇÃO: A asfixia perinatal é uma das principais causa de óbito nos recémnascidos (RN) de termo acima de 2500g no Brasil, sendo também a causa mais importante de encefalopatia e lesão cerebral permanente em crianças. Não existindo ainda um consenso acerca de qual seria o melhor critério para seu diagnóstico. OBJETIVOS: Verificar a prevalência de asfixia e de encefalopatia hipóxico-isquêmica segundo dois critérios diagnósticos, avaliar influência do tipo de parto e a evolução neurológica. MÉTODO: Corte transversal prospectivo, onde foram incluídos 30 recém-nascidos que apresentaram asfixia segundo dois critérios diagnósticos: critério 1 foi preconizado pela AAP/ACOG de 1996 (pH de cordão 7,0, disfunção múltipla de órgãos, manifestações neurológicas na primeira semana de vida além do Apgar entre 0-3 no quinto minuto); o critério 2 foi de Buonocore em 2002, modificado (pH de cordão 7,2, Apgar de 4-6 no quinto minuto e necessidade de fração de oxigênio inspirada 0,40 manter saturação de 86%); num período de dois anos (2004/2006) sendo excluídos aqueles que pudessem apresentar encefalopatia por outras causas como malformações, infecções congênitas, erro inato do metabolismo. Para realizar o diagnóstico foram colhida gasometria de cordão dos recémnascidos a termo que apresentaram Apgar de quinto minuto 6 e feitas provas de função cardíaca, hepática, renal e controle hematológico além da avaliação neurológica pelos critérios clínicos de Sarnat e Sarnat de 1976, para verificar o grau de encefalopatia. RESULTADOS: Durante este período a prevalência observada de asfixia foi de 3,2 por 1000 nascimentos a termo (IC a 95% - [2,1 por mil; 4,5 por mil]) e de encefalopatia de 1,7 por 1000 nascimentos a termo (IC a 95% - [0,8 por mil; 2,5 por mil]). A taxa de mortalidade foi de 16,7% e 36,7% evoluíram com encefalopatia grave. Não houve correlação estatística da asfixia e nem da encefalopatia quanto às características maternas, exceto uma tendência maior nas nulíparas e primíparas com parto normal. Quanto à indicação do parto 46,7% apresentava trabalho de parto sem intercorrências, mas pelo critério 1 houve maior número com sofrimento fetal relacionado à maior gravidade da asfixia. O sexo mais freqüente foi o masculino e em ambos os grupos apresentaram acidose metabólica e respiratória e alterações enzimáticas principalmente cardíacas e hepáticas e, função renal com aumento da creatinina. Foi observado que para Sarnat estágios 1 e 2, leve e moderada, houve uma maior proporção de recém-nascidos no critério 2 enquanto que para o Sarnat estágio 3, grave, a maior proporção foi com o critério 1 Resumo (p = 0,016). Enquanto o Apgar de primeiro minuto não mostrou correlação com a gravidade da encefalopatia, 85% dos recém-nascidos com encefalopatia leve/moderada tiveram Apgar de quinto minuto entre 4-6 e a maioria com quadro grave o Apgar foi entre 0-3 (p = 0,018). Houve uma tendência de acordo com o aumento da gravidade da encefalopatia a uma redução do dióxido de carbono sanguíneo, bicarbonato e aumento negativo do excesso de base além do aumento de enzima cardíaca (creatina fosfoquinase), mas não foi estatisticamente significante. CONCLUSÃO: Não houve correlação estatística entre asfixia e a gravidade da encefalopatia com fatores maternos. Todos os recém-nascidos apresentaram acidose respiratória e metabólica e entre as alterações enzimáticas cardíacas foram as mais importante. Em relação ao índice de Apgar, a nota de quinto minuto mostrou melhor correlação com a gravidade evolutiva dos pacientes. Com o critério 1 (Academia Americana de Pediatria) houve melhor correlação com a mortalidade, no entanto por ser muito rigoroso acaba por excluir recém-nascidos que evoluem com quadros de encefalopatia grave / INTRODUCTION: The perinatal asphyxia is one of the main causes of death in newborns and also the most important cause of encephalopathy and permanent cerebral lesion in children. OBJECTIVES: To check the prevalence of asphyxia and of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in term newborns, using two diagnostic criteria; to assess whether the diagnostic criterion used and the type of obstetric assistance are related to the grade of seriousness of the asphyxia and of the encephalopathy. Methods: Prospective transversal cut study carried out in a public hospital in the East Zone of São Paulo, in which 30 term newborns with perinatal asphyxia were included and classified in two groups, according to two diagnostic criteria adopted: criterion 1 recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics (1996), and which considers as bearer of perinatal asphyxia the newborn presenting: cord pH 7.0, multiple organ dysfunction, neurological manifestations in the first week of life and Apgar value in the fifth minute of life between 0-3. Criterion 2 defined by Buonocore in 2002 and which consists in: cord pH 7.2, Apgar value in the fifth minute of life between 4-6 and fraction inspired of oxygen need 0.40 to maintain a saturation of 86%. To confirm the diagnosis, the following laboratorial examinations were carried out: gasometry, hepatic, renal and cardiac function tests, besides the hematological control. To assess the neurological function and verify the grade of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, the clinical criteria of Sarnat and Sarnat were used. RESULTS: The prevalence of perinatal asphyxia observed in this case was of 3.2 per 1,000 term births (IC at 95% - [2.1 per one thousand; 4.5 per one thousand]) and of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy was of 1.7 per 1,000 term births (IC at 95% - [0.8 per one thousand; 2.5 per one thousand]). As regards the criteria used, the newborns of criterion 1 statistically presented more fetal suffering when compared to those of criterion 2, and this fact was also related to the grade of seriousness of the asphyxia. The newborns of the two groups presented cardiac changes with elevation of the specific enzyme, hepatic changes with elevation of the glutamic pyruvic and oxaloacetic transaminases and renal changes proven by elevation of creatinine, besides the relevant respiratory and metabolic acidosis. The newborns with serious metabolic acidosis and high levels of creatine phosphokinase had a greater degree of neurological impairment. In 85% of newborns with light/moderate encephalopathy was verified an Apgar value at fifth minute of life between 4-6, and in newborns with serious encephalopathy this value was between 0-3 (p = 0.018). A positive trend for Summary the presence of asphyxia and encephalopathy was found in children of primiparous mothers and born during normal parturition. When assessing the degree of neurological impairment through the criteria of Sarnat and Sarnat, A greater proportion of newborns of criterion 2 were found in the lighter degrees. In degree 3, which is the most serious, a greater proportion of newborns of criterion 1 (p = 0,016) was found. The mortality rate in these cases was of 16.7%, and most of the newborn were of criterion 1. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of perinatal asphyxia and hypoxic -ischemic encephalopathy is as mentioned in the world literature, and smaller than found in Brazil. Criterion 1 was the one that showed a better correlation with the mortality of patients. However, as it is too rigorous, it may exclude the newborn that survive and develop hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. As regards the type of obstetric assistance, despite the fact that no statistically significant difference was observed, there was a positive trend to the presence of asphyxia and encephalopathy in children of primiparous mothers born during normal parturition

O Magnésio é o segundo cátion intracelular mais comum e desempenha importante papel na modulação de funções de transporte e receptores, atividades enzimáticas, metabolismo energético, síntese de proteínas e ácidos nucleicos e proteção de membranas biológicas. Apesar de sua importância, o conhecimento de sua homeostase não é completo, principalmente por dificuldade de acesso a seus estoques intracelulares e da ausência de métodos laboratoriais confiáveis para medida da fração iônica. O desenvolvimento recente de um eletrodo íon-seletivo permitiu a determinação das concentrações de Mg iônico(Mgi), em pequenas amostras de sangue, o que possibilitou a realização de estudos para determinação desta fração no período neonatal. A presença de alguns distúrbios, como o Crescimento Intra-uterino Restrito(CIUR) e a Asfixia Perinatal, poderiam potencialmente levar a desvios da homeostase do Mg, ainda não totalmente esclarecidos. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever, em Recém-nascidos de termo(RNT) sem CIUR, os níveis de Mgi e total (MgT) em sangue de cordão umbilical, 3o e 7o dias de vida e comparar os valores obtidos entre os RNT, com e sem CIUR e asfixia perinatal. Realizou-se um estudo prospectivo, no qual foram incluídos 95 RNT, divididos em dois grupos de estudo: Grupo I - sem CIUR(50 RN - 52,6%) e Grupo II - com CIUR(45 RN - 47,4%). A presença de CIUR foi determinada por um peso de nascimento abaixo do percentil 10 para a curva de Ramos(1983), associado a uma relação P/P50 < 0,85. Cada um desses grupos foi subdividido em 2 subgrupos : Grupo Ia - 30 RN (31,6%), sem CIUR e sem asfixia perinatal; Grupo Ib - 20 RN(21,0%), sem CIUR e com asfixia perinatal; Grupo IIa - 40 RN(42,1%), com CIUR e sem asfixia perinatal; Grupo IIb - 5 RN(5,3%), com CIUR e asfixia perinatal. A presença de asfixia perinatal foi indicada por um Apgar de 5o minuto < 6 associada a presença de um dos seguintes critérios: pH de sangue de cordão umbilical < 7,2 , disfunção de um ou mais órgãos, sequelas neurológicas no período neonatal imediato. Foram realizadas determinações de Mgi, Cálcio iônico(Cai), Uréia(U), pH, MgT, Fósforo(P) e Creatinina(Cr), em sangue de cordão umbilical, no 3o e no 7o dias de vida. Verificou-se que nos RNT sem CIUR(Grupo Ia), as concentrações médias de MgT, ao nascimento, foram menores do que as de RN com CIUR e elevaram-se, de forma significante, até o 7o dia de vida, enquanto as de Mgi mantiveram-se. As concentrações de Mgi neste grupo, foram significativamente menores do que as de RN com CIUR(Grupo IIa) durante a 1a semana de vida e do que as de RN com asfixia perinatal(Grupo Ib) no 3o e 7o dias de vida. Concluiu-se que, em RNT sem CIUR, há um aumento dos níveis de MgT durante a 1a semana de vida, sem alteração das concentrações de Mgi. A presença de CIUR, bem como a asfixia perinatal, podem influenciar as concentrações neonatais de Mg, através de seus efeitos de modulação da homeostase deste íon, durante os períodos fetal e neonatal / Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation and plays an important role in regulation of transporting and receptors functions, enzymatic activities, energy metabolism, protein and nucleic acid synthesis and biologic membranes protection. In spite of this, the knowledge of its homeostasis is still limited, mainly due to inacessibility of its intracellular stores and the absence of a reliable methodology to measuring the ionized fraction. The recent development of an ion-selective electrode has allowed not only the determination of ionized magnesium(iMg) concentrations in a small blood sample volume, but also an increasing number of researches as to this fraction in neonatal period. The presence of some disorders,i.e. like Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and Perinatal Asphyxia, could lead to an unclear imbalance of magnesium homeostasis, in a way not yet clear. The aim of this study was to describe, in term newborns without IUGR, iMg and Total Mg (TMg) concentrations in umbilical cord blood, third and seventh days of life and to compare the results among term newborns with and without IUGR and perinatal asphyxia. Ninety-five term newborn infants were enrolled in a prospective study and were divided into two study groups: Group I : without IUGR(50RN - 52.6%) and Group II - with IUGR(45RN - 47.4%). Intrauterine growth restriction was defined as a birth weight below the 10th percentil for Ramos Curve(1983) besides to a birth weight ratio <0,85. Each one of these groups were divided in two subgroups: Group Ia :30 RN (31,6%), without IUGR or perinatal asphyxia; Group Ib : 20 RN (21,0%), without IUGR, with perinatal asphyxia ; Group IIa : 40 RN (42,1%), with IUGR, without perinatal asphyxia; Group IIb: 5 RN(5,3%), with perinatal asphyxia and IUGR. Perinatal asphyxia was defined as a 5 minutes Apgar score < 6 besides to one of the following: umbilical cord blood pH < 7,2, disfunction of one or more organs, neonatal neurologic manifestations. iMg, TMg, ionized calcium, urea, pH, phosphorus and creatinine concentrations were determined in umbilical cord blood, third and seventh days of life. We observed that in term newborns without IUGR (Group Ia), TMg concentrations increased significantly during the first week of life, while iMg concentrations remained unchanged. iMg levels in this group, were significantly lower than in the group with IUGR (Group IIa) from birth to 7th day of life and than in the group without IUGR, with perinatal asphyxia (Group Ib) in the third and seventh days of life. We concluded that in term newborns without IUGR, TMg levels increased during the first week of life, while iMg levels remained unchanged. The presence of IUGR, as well as, perinatal asphyxia, may influence neonatal levels of magnesium, through their effect on the modulation of this ion homeostasis, during fetal and neonatal periods

A anóxia neonatal, considerada problema clínico mundial, é importante causa de lesão encefálica em neonatos que pode apresentar consequências graves e permanentes, como déficits cognitivos e comportamentais. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar longitudinalmente possíveis alterações na morte, proliferação e diferenciação neuronais no hipocampo de ratos submetidos à anóxia neonatal. Para tanto, utilizamos modelo adaptado e validado em nosso laboratório. Os resultados mostraram que a anóxia neonatal causa morte neural em CA1 e CA2-3, detectadas pela maior quantidade de células TUNEL+ em CA1 e CA2-3 e FJB+ em CA2-3, além de diferentes tipos de morte neuronal em CA1 e GD, 24 horas após a anóxia,observadas por microscopia eletrônica. Houve aumento do volume de CA1 em P14 no grupo anóxia, porém o padrão de proliferação na zona subgranular não foi alterado. Enfim, a anóxia neonatal promoveu diminuição da neurogênese em animais adultos, o que poderia estar associado aos déficits de memória espacial e aprendizagem descritos em literatura para modelos similares. / Neonatal anoxia, considered a worldwide clinical problem, is a major cause of brain injury in neonates and may present serious and permanent consequences such as cognitive and behavioral deficits. The aim of this study was to analyze possible changes longitudinally in neural death, proliferation and neuronal differentiation in the hippocampus of rats submitted to neonatal anoxia. We used an adapted model validated in our laboratory. The results showed that neonatal anoxia cause neural death in CA1 and CA2-3 detected by the TUNEL+ cells in CA1 and CA2-3 and FJB+ in CA2-3, and different types of neuronal death in CA1 and GD 24 hours of anoxia, observed by electron microscopy. There was an increase in the volume of CA1 in the P14 anoxia group but the pattern of proliferation in the subgranular zone was not changed. Anyway, neonatal anoxia caused decrease in neurogenesis in adult animals, which could be associated with deficits in spatial memory and learning described in the literature in similar models.

INTRODUÇÃO: A asfixia perinatal é uma das principais causa de óbito nos recémnascidos (RN) de termo acima de 2500g no Brasil, sendo também a causa mais importante de encefalopatia e lesão cerebral permanente em crianças. Não existindo ainda um consenso acerca de qual seria o melhor critério para seu diagnóstico. OBJETIVOS: Verificar a prevalência de asfixia e de encefalopatia hipóxico-isquêmica segundo dois critérios diagnósticos, avaliar influência do tipo de parto e a evolução neurológica. MÉTODO: Corte transversal prospectivo, onde foram incluídos 30 recém-nascidos que apresentaram asfixia segundo dois critérios diagnósticos: critério 1 foi preconizado pela AAP/ACOG de 1996 (pH de cordão 7,0, disfunção múltipla de órgãos, manifestações neurológicas na primeira semana de vida além do Apgar entre 0-3 no quinto minuto); o critério 2 foi de Buonocore em 2002, modificado (pH de cordão 7,2, Apgar de 4-6 no quinto minuto e necessidade de fração de oxigênio inspirada 0,40 manter saturação de 86%); num período de dois anos (2004/2006) sendo excluídos aqueles que pudessem apresentar encefalopatia por outras causas como malformações, infecções congênitas, erro inato do metabolismo. Para realizar o diagnóstico foram colhida gasometria de cordão dos recémnascidos a termo que apresentaram Apgar de quinto minuto 6 e feitas provas de função cardíaca, hepática, renal e controle hematológico além da avaliação neurológica pelos critérios clínicos de Sarnat e Sarnat de 1976, para verificar o grau de encefalopatia. RESULTADOS: Durante este período a prevalência observada de asfixia foi de 3,2 por 1000 nascimentos a termo (IC a 95% - [2,1 por mil; 4,5 por mil]) e de encefalopatia de 1,7 por 1000 nascimentos a termo (IC a 95% - [0,8 por mil; 2,5 por mil]). A taxa de mortalidade foi de 16,7% e 36,7% evoluíram com encefalopatia grave. Não houve correlação estatística da asfixia e nem da encefalopatia quanto às características maternas, exceto uma tendência maior nas nulíparas e primíparas com parto normal. Quanto à indicação do parto 46,7% apresentava trabalho de parto sem intercorrências, mas pelo critério 1 houve maior número com sofrimento fetal relacionado à maior gravidade da asfixia. O sexo mais freqüente foi o masculino e em ambos os grupos apresentaram acidose metabólica e respiratória e alterações enzimáticas principalmente cardíacas e hepáticas e, função renal com aumento da creatinina. Foi observado que para Sarnat estágios 1 e 2, leve e moderada, houve uma maior proporção de recém-nascidos no critério 2 enquanto que para o Sarnat estágio 3, grave, a maior proporção foi com o critério 1 Resumo (p = 0,016). Enquanto o Apgar de primeiro minuto não mostrou correlação com a gravidade da encefalopatia, 85% dos recém-nascidos com encefalopatia leve/moderada tiveram Apgar de quinto minuto entre 4-6 e a maioria com quadro grave o Apgar foi entre 0-3 (p = 0,018). Houve uma tendência de acordo com o aumento da gravidade da encefalopatia a uma redução do dióxido de carbono sanguíneo, bicarbonato e aumento negativo do excesso de base além do aumento de enzima cardíaca (creatina fosfoquinase), mas não foi estatisticamente significante. CONCLUSÃO: Não houve correlação estatística entre asfixia e a gravidade da encefalopatia com fatores maternos. Todos os recém-nascidos apresentaram acidose respiratória e metabólica e entre as alterações enzimáticas cardíacas foram as mais importante. Em relação ao índice de Apgar, a nota de quinto minuto mostrou melhor correlação com a gravidade evolutiva dos pacientes. Com o critério 1 (Academia Americana de Pediatria) houve melhor correlação com a mortalidade, no entanto por ser muito rigoroso acaba por excluir recém-nascidos que evoluem com quadros de encefalopatia grave / INTRODUCTION: The perinatal asphyxia is one of the main causes of death in newborns and also the most important cause of encephalopathy and permanent cerebral lesion in children. OBJECTIVES: To check the prevalence of asphyxia and of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in term newborns, using two diagnostic criteria; to assess whether the diagnostic criterion used and the type of obstetric assistance are related to the grade of seriousness of the asphyxia and of the encephalopathy. Methods: Prospective transversal cut study carried out in a public hospital in the East Zone of São Paulo, in which 30 term newborns with perinatal asphyxia were included and classified in two groups, according to two diagnostic criteria adopted: criterion 1 recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics (1996), and which considers as bearer of perinatal asphyxia the newborn presenting: cord pH 7.0, multiple organ dysfunction, neurological manifestations in the first week of life and Apgar value in the fifth minute of life between 0-3. Criterion 2 defined by Buonocore in 2002 and which consists in: cord pH 7.2, Apgar value in the fifth minute of life between 4-6 and fraction inspired of oxygen need 0.40 to maintain a saturation of 86%. To confirm the diagnosis, the following laboratorial examinations were carried out: gasometry, hepatic, renal and cardiac function tests, besides the hematological control. To assess the neurological function and verify the grade of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, the clinical criteria of Sarnat and Sarnat were used. RESULTS: The prevalence of perinatal asphyxia observed in this case was of 3.2 per 1,000 term births (IC at 95% - [2.1 per one thousand; 4.5 per one thousand]) and of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy was of 1.7 per 1,000 term births (IC at 95% - [0.8 per one thousand; 2.5 per one thousand]). As regards the criteria used, the newborns of criterion 1 statistically presented more fetal suffering when compared to those of criterion 2, and this fact was also related to the grade of seriousness of the asphyxia. The newborns of the two groups presented cardiac changes with elevation of the specific enzyme, hepatic changes with elevation of the glutamic pyruvic and oxaloacetic transaminases and renal changes proven by elevation of creatinine, besides the relevant respiratory and metabolic acidosis. The newborns with serious metabolic acidosis and high levels of creatine phosphokinase had a greater degree of neurological impairment. In 85% of newborns with light/moderate encephalopathy was verified an Apgar value at fifth minute of life between 4-6, and in newborns with serious encephalopathy this value was between 0-3 (p = 0.018). A positive trend for Summary the presence of asphyxia and encephalopathy was found in children of primiparous mothers and born during normal parturition. When assessing the degree of neurological impairment through the criteria of Sarnat and Sarnat, A greater proportion of newborns of criterion 2 were found in the lighter degrees. In degree 3, which is the most serious, a greater proportion of newborns of criterion 1 (p = 0,016) was found. The mortality rate in these cases was of 16.7%, and most of the newborn were of criterion 1. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of perinatal asphyxia and hypoxic -ischemic encephalopathy is as mentioned in the world literature, and smaller than found in Brazil. Criterion 1 was the one that showed a better correlation with the mortality of patients. However, as it is too rigorous, it may exclude the newborn that survive and develop hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. As regards the type of obstetric assistance, despite the fact that no statistically significant difference was observed, there was a positive trend to the presence of asphyxia and encephalopathy in children of primiparous mothers born during normal parturition