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To test the hypothesis that the vitamin A status is critical for the beneficial pulmonary response to dexamethasone, we performed a prospective cohort study in which we characterized the changes in plasma concentrations of vitamin A and retinol-binding protein (RBP) in response to dexamethasone, and correlated these changes with the pulmonary outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>VLBW neonates (birth weight &amp;lt;1350 g, gestational age &amp;lt;31 weeks, postnatal age &amp;gt;10 days), who had presumptive diagnosis of severe BPD and need for high ventilatory support (fraction of inspired oxygen \u2265.6, mean airway pressure \u22657 cm H2O), were treated with a seven-day course of dexamethasone (.5 mg\/kg\/d \u00d7 2 days, .25 mg\/kg\/d \u00d7 2 days, .1 mg\/kg\/d \u00d7 3 days). Plasma concentrations of vitamin A and RBP were determined sequentially at baseline, and during and after dexamethasone treatment. Pulmonary response to dexamethasone was graded daily using a composite ventilation score. The changes in plasma vitamin A and RBP concentrations were compared between infants with a positive (beneficial) pulmonary response to dexamethasone and those with a negative response.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 23 infants studied, 13 showed a positive pulmonary response to dexamethasone, as indicated by successful weaning from supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation, whereas 10 showed a negative response. A significant, yet short-term, increase in plasma concentrations of both vitamin A and RBP was observed in most infants treated with dexamethasone. The plasma vitamin A and RBP responses to dexamethasone tended to be higher in infants with a positive pulmonary response than in those with a negative response. Accounting for gender, a vitamin A response with each 10.0 \u03bcg\/dL increment in plasma vitamin A concentration was associated with a 60% increase in the odds favoring a positive pulmonary response to dexamethasone.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Postnatal dexamethasone treatment in VLBW neonates with BPD induces a significant, yet short-term, increase in plasma concentrations of both vitamin A and RBP. This increase probably results from endogenous mobilization of vitamin A from the liver. 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