Feeding-Related Gut Microbial Composition Associates With Peripheral T-Cell Activation and Mucosal Gene Expression in African Infants
Author(s) -
Lianna Wood,
Bryan P. Brown,
Katie Lennard,
Ulaş Karaöz,
Enock Havyarimana,
JoAnn S. Passmore,
Anneke C. Hesseling,
Paul T. Edlefsen,
Louise Kuhn,
Nicola Mulder,
Eoin Brodie,
Donald L. Sodora,
Heather B. Jaspan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy265
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , chemokine , immunology , gut flora , breast feeding , physiology , biology , andrology , inflammation , pathology , pediatrics
Exclusive breastfeeding reduces the rate of postnatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission compared to nonexclusive breastfeeding; however, the mechanisms of this protection are unknown. Our study aimed to interrogate the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding.
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