Role of human milk bioactives on infants' gut and immune health

LE Carr, MD Virmani, F Rosa, D Munblit… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exclusive human milk feeding of the newborn is recommended during the first 6 months of
life to promote optimal health outcomes during early life and beyond. Human milk contains a …

Comparing early life nutritional sources and human milk feeding practices: personalized and dynamic nutrition supports infant gut microbiome development and …

SR Ames, LC Lotoski, MB Azad - Gut Microbes, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of life, but many infants
receive pumped milk, formula, donor human milk, or other nutritional sources during this …

[HTML][HTML] Mother-to-infant microbiota transmission and infant microbiota development across multiple body sites

D Bogaert, GJ Van Beveren, EM de Koff, PL Parga… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Early-life microbiota seeding and subsequent development is crucial to future health.
Cesarean-section (CS) birth, as opposed to vaginal delivery, affects early mother-to-infant …

Mobile genetic elements from the maternal microbiome shape infant gut microbial assembly and metabolism

T Vatanen, KS Jabbar, T Ruohtula, J Honkanen… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The perinatal period represents a critical window for cognitive and immune system
development, promoted by maternal and infant gut microbiomes and their metabolites. Here …

The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome

BB Finlay, KR Amato, M Azad… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to affect the human microbiome in infected and
uninfected individuals, having a substantial impact on human health over the long term. This …

Primary succession of Bifidobacteria drives pathogen resistance in neonatal microbiota assembly

Y Shao, C Garcia-Mauriño, S Clare, NJR Dawson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human microbiota assembly commences at birth, seeded by both maternal and
environmental microorganisms. Ecological theory postulates that primary colonizers dictate …

Microbial transmission, colonisation and succession: from pregnancy to infancy

L Xiao, F Zhao - Gut, 2023 - gut.bmj.com
The microbiome has been proven to be associated with many diseases and has been used
as a biomarker and target in disease prevention and intervention. Currently, the vital role of …

Short-chain fatty acids: linking diet, the microbiome and immunity

ER Mann, YK Lam, HH Uhlig - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
The short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) butyrate, propionate and acetate are microbial
metabolites and their availability in the gut and other organs is determined by environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Mother–infant transmission of human microbiota

HP Browne, Y Shao, TD Lawley - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans are colonised by a highly adapted microbiota with coevolved functions that promote
human health, development and disease resistance. Acquisition and assembly of the …

Complement in breast milk modifies offspring gut microbiota to promote infant health

D Xu, S Zhou, Y Liu, AL Scott, J Yang, F Wan - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Breastfeeding offers demonstrable benefits to newborns and infants by providing
nourishment and immune protection and by shaping the gut commensal microbiota …