Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Human milk, more than simple nourishment / G. Vizzari, D. Morniroli, F. Ceroni, E. Verduci, A. Consales, L. Colombo, J. Cerasani, F. Mosca, M.L. Gianni. - In: CHILDREN. - ISSN 2227-9067. - 8:10(2021 Sep 28), pp. 863.1-863.15. [10.3390/children8100863]
Abstract:
Human breast milk not only has nutritional properties but also holds a functional role. It contains various bioactive factors (lactoferrin, lysozyme, leukocytes, immunoglobulins, cytokines, hormones, human milk oligosaccharides, microbiome, microRNAs and stem cells) shown to con-tribute to several short-and long-term health outcomes. Some of these factors appear to be involved in the infant’s neuro-cognitive development, anti-oncogenic processes, cellular communication and differentiation. Furthermore, breast milk is increasingly recognized to have dynamic characteristics and to play a fundamental role in the cross-talking mother-neonate. This narrative review aims to provide a summary and an update on these bioactive substances, exploring their functions mainly on immunomodulation, microbiome and virome development. Although the knowledge about breast milk potentiality has significantly improved, leading to discovering unexpected functions, the exact mechanisms with which breast milk exercises its bioactivity have not been completely clarified. This can represent a fertile ground for exploring and understanding the complexity behind these functional elements to develop new therapeutic strategies.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
bio-factors; breast-milk-derived stem cells; growth factors; health outcomes; human milk oligosaccharides; microbiome
Elenco autori:
G. Vizzari, D. Morniroli, F. Ceroni, E. Verduci, A. Consales, L. Colombo, J. Cerasani, F. Mosca, M.L. Gianni
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