Nutritional modulation of the gut microbiota and immune system in preterm neonates susceptible to necrotizing enterocolitis

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 511-521

  Siggers, Richard H ^a   Siggers, Jayda ^a   Thymann, Thomas ^a   Boye, Mette ^b   Sangild, Per T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Birth; Development; Inflammation; Intestine; Milk

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AMNION FLUID; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MILK; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STOMACH PROTECTION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; METAGENOME;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 79955793537     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.08.002     Document Type: Review

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