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Lessons From Mother: Long-Term Impact of Antibodies in Breast Milk on the Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Immune System of Breastfed Offspring (open access)

Lessons From Mother: Long-Term Impact of Antibodies in Breast Milk on the Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Immune System of Breastfed Offspring

This article summarizes recent data demonstrating that maternal antibodies in breast milk promote long-term intestinal homeostasis in suckling mice by regulating the gut microbiota and host gene expression.
Date: October 30, 2014
Creator: Rogier, Eric W.; Frantz, Aubrey L.; Bruno, Maria E. C.; Wedlund, Leia; Cohen, Donald A.; Stromberg, Arnold J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library