Human breast milk: A review on its composition and bioactivity

NJ Andreas, B Kampmann, KM Le-Doare - Early human development, 2015 - Elsevier
Breast milk is the perfect nutrition for infants, a result of millions of years of evolution, finely
attuning it to the requirements of the infant. Breast milk contains many complex proteins …

Human milk oligosaccharides and infant gut bifidobacteria: Molecular strategies for their utilization

P Thomson, DA Medina, D Garrido - Food Microbiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Breast milk is the gold standard in infant nutrition. In addition to provide essential nutrients
for the newborn, it contains multiple bioactive molecules that provide protection and …

Association of maternal secretor status and human milk oligosaccharides with milk microbiota: an observational pilot study

R Cabrera-Rubio, C Kunz, S Rudloff… - Journal of pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Milk microbiota from 25 healthy lactating women was determined by quantitative
polymerase chain reaction and 16S gene pyrosequencing. Secretor genotype was obtained …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and morbidity of Gambian infants are influenced by maternal milk oligosaccharides and infant gut microbiota

JCC Davis, ZT Lewis, S Krishnan, RM Bernstein… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) play an important role in the health of an infant as
substrate for beneficial gut bacteria. Little is known about the effects of HMO composition …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and perinatal factors associated with the human milk microbiome

H Demmelmair, E Jiménez, MC Collado… - Current developments in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbes are present in human milk regardless of the mother's health. The origins of the milk
microbiota likely include the mother's skin, infant's mouth, and transfer from the maternal …

[HTML][HTML] Infant formula supplemented with five human milk oligosaccharides shifts the fecal microbiome of formula-fed infants closer to that of breastfed infants

AQ Holst, P Myers, P Rodríguez-García, GDA Hermes… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breastmilk is the optimal source of infant nutrition, with short-term and long-term health
benefits. Some of these benefits are mediated by human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), a …

Non-digestible carbohydrates in infant formula as substitution for human milk oligosaccharide functions: Effects on microbiota and gut maturation

R Akkerman, MM Faas, P de Vos - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Human milk (HM) is the golden standard for nutrition of newborn infants. Human milk
oligosaccharides (HMOs) are abundantly present in HM and exert multiple beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Current perspective of sialylated milk oligosaccharides in mammalian milk: implications for brain and gut health of newborns

M Hobbs, M Jahan, SA Ghorashi, B Wang - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most abundant solid component after
lactose and lipids of breast milk. All mammal milk contains soluble oligosaccharides …

The bovine milk microbiota: insights and perspectives from-omics studies

MF Addis, A Tanca, S Uzzau, G Oikonomou… - Molecular …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent significant progress in culture-independent techniques, together with the parallel
development of-omics technologies and data analysis capabilities, have led to a new …

Human milk oligosaccharides, antimicrobial drugs, and the gut microbiota of term neonates: observations from the KOALA birth cohort study

DJM Barnett, MF Endika, CE Klostermann, F Gu… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The infant gut microbiota affects childhood health. This pioneer microbiota may be
vulnerable to antibiotic exposures, but could be supported by prebiotic oligosaccharides …