Lactose in human breast milk an inducer of innate immunity with implications for a role in intestinal homeostasis.
Postpartum, infants have not yet established a fully functional adaptive immune system and are at risk of acquiring infections. Hence, newborns are dependent on the innate immune system with its antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and proteins expressed at epithelial surfaces. Several factors in breast mi...
Main Authors: | Andreas Cederlund, Ylva Kai-Larsen, Gordana Printz, Hiroyuki Yoshio, Gunvor Alvelius, Hugo Lagercrantz, Roger Strömberg, Hans Jörnvall, Gudmundur H Gudmundsson, Birgitta Agerberth |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3542196?pdf=render |
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