Open AccessAssociation of reduced count of interleukin-13-producing cells in breast milk with atopic dermatitis in infancy
Author(s) -
Sepideh Moradkhani,
Abdollah Jafarzadeh,
Nasrin Bazargan-Harandi,
Mohammad Reza Baneshi,
Mohammad Mahdi Mohammadi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1682_16
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , atopic dermatitis , breast milk , medicine , cytokine , immunology , breast feeding , tumor necrosis factor alpha , interleukin 10 , physiology , pediatrics , biology , biochemistry
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common pathologic conditions of skin in children. The effect of breastfeeding on the risk of AD remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the counts of cytokine-producing cells in the mothers' breast milk of infants with and without AD to assess association, if any.