The Prebiotic and Probiotic Properties of Human Milk: Implications for Infant Immune Development and Pediatric Asthma

The incidence of pediatric asthma has increased substantially in recent decades, reaching a worldwide prevalence of 14%. This rapid increase may be attributed to the loss of “Old Friend” microbes from the human microbiota resulting in a less diverse and “dysbiotic” gut microbiota, which fails to opt...

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Main Authors: Shirin Moossavi, Kozeta Miliku, Shadi Sepehri, Ehsan Khafipour, Meghan B. Azad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00197/full