Plasma level of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products and aquaporin 5 in preterm infants with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the plasma level of soluble receptors for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE) and aquaporin 5 (AQP5) in preterm infants with acute respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). METHODS: Forty-three preterm infants diagnosed with RDS were the experimental group. Ten apparently healthy preterm neonate infants were as normal controls. The experimental group was further divided into three subgroups based on PaO2/FiO2 (P/F): the mild group (200