Human milk sIgA antibody in relation to maternal nutrition and infant vulnerability in northern Kenya | Zendy

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Human milk sIgA antibody in relation to maternal nutrition and infant vulnerability in northern Kenya

Author(s) -

Masako Fujita,

Katherine Wander,

Nerli Paredes Ruvalcaba,

Eleanor Brindle

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

evolution medicine and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 2050-6201

DOI - 10.1093/emph/eoz030

Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , environmental health , antibody , infant nutrition , medicine , colostrum , immunology , physiology , biology , population , computer security , computer science , research methodology

The maternal buffering hypothesis posits that human lactation biology can buffer milk against the mild-to-moderate malnutrition that occurred routinely in evolutionary history through the mobilization of maternal body reserves. This perspective may provide insights for understanding human milk immune content variation, such as milk sIgA, which protects infants' intestines from microbial colonization and prevents diarrheal disease.

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