The host microbiome regulates and maintains human health: a primer and perspective for non-microbiologists

S Thomas, J Izard, E Walsh, K Batich… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Humans consider themselves discrete autonomous organisms, but recent research is
rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential …

Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama

L Bode - Glycobiology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a family of structurally diverse unconjugated
glycans that are highly abundant in and unique to human milk. Originally, HMOs were …

[HTML][HTML] Sialylated milk oligosaccharides promote microbiota-dependent growth in models of infant undernutrition

MR Charbonneau, D O'Donnell, LV Blanton, SM Totten… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Identifying interventions that more effectively promote healthy growth of children with
undernutrition is a pressing global health goal. Analysis of human milk oligosaccharides …

[HTML][HTML] What's normal? Oligosaccharide concentrations and profiles in milk produced by healthy women vary geographically

MK McGuire, CL Meehan, MA McGuire… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background: Human milk is a complex fluid comprised of myriad substances, with one of the
most abundant substances being a group of complex carbohydrates referred to as human …

Composition and properties of bovine colostrum: a review

BA McGrath, PF Fox, PLH McSweeney… - Dairy Science & …, 2016 - Springer
Colostrum is the initial milk secreted by mammals following parturition, the composition and
physicochemical properties of which are highly dynamic and variable. The composition and …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Microbiota of the bovine udder: Contributing factors and potential implications for udder health and mastitis susceptibility

H Derakhshani, KB Fehr, S Sepehri, D Francoz… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Various body sites of vertebrates provide stable and nutrient-rich ecosystems for a diverse
range of commensal, opportunistic, and pathogenic microorganisms to thrive. The collective …

Creation of a milk oligosaccharide database, MilkOligoDB, reveals common structural motifs and extensive diversity across mammals

SD Durham, Z Wei, DG Lemay, MC Lange, D Barile - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The carbohydrate fraction of most mammalian milks contains a variety of oligosaccharides
that encompass a range of structures and monosaccharide compositions. Human milk …

Bovine colostrum and its potential for human health and nutrition

A Arslan, M Kaplan, H Duman, A Bayraktar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Colostrum is the first milk produced post-partum by mammals and is compositionally distinct
from mature milk. Bovine colostrum has a long history of consumption by humans, and there …

Early development of the gut microbiota and immune health

MP Francino - Pathogens, 2014 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the increase in human microbiome research brought about by the rapidly
evolving “omic” technologies has established that the balance among the microbial groups …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOS): structure, function, and enzyme-catalyzed synthesis

X Chen - Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The important roles played by human milk oligosaccharides (HMOS), the third major
component of human milk, in the health of breast-fed infants have been increasingly …