Transfer of Maternal Immune Cells by Breastfeeding: Maternal Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Present in Breast Milk Localize in the Peyer's Patches of the Nursed Infant.

Despite our knowledge of the protective role of antibodies passed to infants through breast milk, our understanding of immunity transfer via maternal leukocytes is still limited. To emulate the immunological interface between the mother and her infant while breast-feeding, we used murine pups foster...

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Main Authors: Allison Cabinian, Daniel Sinsimer, May Tang, Osvaldo Zumba, Hetali Mehta, Annmarie Toma, Derek Sant'Angelo, Yasmina Laouar, Amale Laouar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4902239?pdf=render