Immunomodulatory and Prebiotic Effects of 2′-Fucosyllactose in Suckling Rats

Human milk oligosaccharides are unconjugated complex glycans present in high concentration in human milk that serve as pre-biotics and immunomodulators. They are not primarily absorbed or metabolized by the infant and reach the lower part of the intestinal tract unaltered. One of the main oligosacch...

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Main Authors: Ignasi Azagra-Boronat, Malén Massot-Cladera, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs, Karen Knipping, Belinda van't Land, Sebastian Tims, Bernd Stahl, Johan Garssen, Àngels Franch, Margarida Castell, M. José Rodríguez-Lagunas, Francisco J. Pérez-Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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HMO
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01773/full