Open AccessEffect of human milk and colostrum onEntamoeba histolytica
Author(s) -
Çiler Akısü,
Ümit Aksoy,
Hasan Çetin,
Şebnem Üstün,
Mete Akısü
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.741
Subject(s) - colostrum , breast milk , human breast milk , entamoeba histolytica , biology , lactation , food science , physiology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , pregnancy , antibody , biochemistry , genetics
Many defense factors of the mother's colostrum or milk protect infants from intestinal, respiratory and systemic infections. In the present study, we investigated the effect of colostrum and mature human milk on E. histolytica parasites in vitro.