A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Maternal weight and excessive weight gain during pregnancy modify the immunomodulatory potential of breast milk



Authors: Maria Carmen Collado, Kirsi Laitinen, Seppo Salminen, Erika Isolauri

Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Publication year: 2012

Journal: Pediatric Research

Journal name in source: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Journal acronym: PEDIATR RES

Number in series: 1

Volume: 72

Issue: 1

First page : 77

Last page: 85

Number of pages: 9

ISSN: 0031-3998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.42


Abstract
DISCUSSION: Complex interactions of cytokines and microbiota in breast milk guide the microbiological, immunological, and metabolic programming of infant health. Our data may indicate the presence of an additional mechanism that may explain the heightened risk of obesity for infants of overweight and excessive weight gain mothers.



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