Nasal airway epithelial repair after very preterm birth

Jessica Hillas; Denby J Evans; Sherlynn Ang; Thomas Iosifidis; Luke W Garratt; Naomi Hemy; Elizabeth Kicic-Starcevich; Shannon J Simpson; Anthony Kicic

doi:10.1183/23120541.00913-2020

Nasal airway epithelial repair after very preterm birth

ERJ Open Res. 2021 Jun 7;7(2):00913-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00913-2020. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Jessica Hillas¹, Denby J Evans^{1

2}, Sherlynn Ang¹, Thomas Iosifidis^{1

2

3}, Luke W Garratt¹, Naomi Hemy¹, Elizabeth Kicic-Starcevich¹, Shannon J Simpson^{1

4

5}, Anthony Kicic^{1

2

3

6

5}

Affiliations

¹ Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, Australia.
² Occupation and Environment, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia.
³ Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
⁴ School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia.
⁵ These authors contributed equally.
⁶ Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.

Abstract

Nasal epithelial cells from very preterm infants have a functional defect in their ability to repair beyond the first year of life, and failed repair may be associated with antenatal steroid exposure https://bit.ly/39OFJs7.