Wong Pui On Raymond. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-120). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Contents --- p.i / Abstract --- p.vi / Statement of originality --- p.xii / Acknowledgments --- p.xiii / List of figures and tables --- p.xiv / Abbreviations --- p.xvii / Publications --- p.xx / Text / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction and Objectives --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Neonatal Sepsis --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Markers of Infection --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2-1 --- Clinical markers for sepsis --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2-2 --- Cytokines as markers of sepsis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2-3 --- Cell surface receptors as markers of sepsis --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- The immune system in response to pathogen challenge --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3-1 --- Source of cytokines --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4 --- General outline of cytokines implicated in sepsis --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4-1 --- IL-2 --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4-2 --- IL-4 --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4-3 --- IL-5 --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4-4 --- IL-6 --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4-5 --- IL-10 --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4-6 --- IFN-γ --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4-7 --- TNF-α --- p.21 / Chapter 1.5 --- General outline of cell surface receptors implicated in sepsis --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5-1 --- CDllb --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5-2 --- CD64 --- p.24 / Chapter 1.5-3 --- CD45RO --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5-4 --- CD25 --- p.26 / Chapter 1.6 --- Aims of study --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Materials and methods --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1 --- Patients inclusion criteria and classification --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2 --- Sample collection and sepsis screening --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3 --- Quantitation of cell surface antigens --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3-1 --- Cell acquisition and calculation --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4 --- Quantitation of plasma cytokines --- p.38 / Chapter 2.4-1 --- Cytometric Beads Array assay --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- "Cell surface and plasma cytokine markers for the diagnosis of late-onset sepsis in preterm, very low birthweight (VLBW) infants" --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1 --- Results --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1-1 --- Lymphocyte markers: CD25 and CD45RO --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1-2 --- Neutrophil markers --- p.53 / Chapter 3.1-2a --- CD64 --- p.54 / Chapter 3.1-2b --- CDllb --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1-3 --- Purified CDllb --- p.56 / Chapter 3.1-4 --- Comparison of cell surface markers --- p.56 / Chapter 3.1-5 --- Interluekin 6 (IL-6) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2 --- Combined analysis of diagnostic markers --- p.58 / Chapter 3.3 --- Discussion --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine response in preterm very low birthweight infants (VLBW) with systemic infections --- p.82 / Chapter 4.1 --- Results --- p.83 / Chapter 4.1-1 --- Correlation of cytokine levels in infected patients --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2 --- Subgroup analysis --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2-1 --- Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine ratios --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- The deceased case --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion --- p.87 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- General Discussion and Conclusions --- p.97 / Chapter 5.1 --- General Discussion --- p.98 / Chapter 5.1-1 --- Cell surface markers --- p.98 / Chapter 5.1-2 --- Infection markers with prognostic significance --- p.100 / Chapter 5.1-3 --- Limitations of infection markers in clinical applications --- p.100 / Chapter 5.2 --- Conclusions and future development --- p.102 / Chapter 5.2-1 --- Conclusions --- p.102 / Chapter 5.2-2 --- The future development --- p.102 / References --- p.105
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324848 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Wong, Pui On Raymond., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xx, 120 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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