Open AccessPrebiotic components of breast milk and the possibility of repeating their effects in infant formulas
Author(s) -
И. Н. Скидан,
A. E. Gulyaev,
S.V. Belmer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik perinatologii i pediatrii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-2228
pISSN - 1027-4065
DOI - 10.21508/1027-4065-2019-64-3-37-50
Subject(s) - breast milk , immune system , prebiotic , breast feeding , component (thermodynamics) , biology , morphogenesis , physiology , food science , chemistry , medicine , immunology , biochemistry , pediatrics , physics , gene , thermodynamics
It is fundamental truth that breast milk is the best food for a newborn, providing it with energy, high-quality nutrients, as well as a large variety of biologically active components necessary for adequate physical and psychomotor development. Acting either as part of complex biological structures or separately, the breast milk components, including personalized microbial and immune, regulate morphogenesis at the molecular and cellular level, determine the metabolism nature, guide the development of mucosal immunity in the child’s body. It is impossible to identify any component of breast milk as the main component that determines its functional activity and provides the benefits of natural feeding. The purpose of this review is to describe the role of prebiotics in breast milk and infant formula for the formation and maintenance of a healthy baby intestinal microbiota, which is a key element in the formation of normal digestion, a functionally sound immune system and metabolism.