Breastfeeding and maternal parasitic infections
Breastfeeding and Metabolic Programming, Springer International Publishing Ag, ss.399-414, 2023
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-031-33278-4_31
- Yayınevi: Springer International Publishing Ag
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.399-414
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast milk, Breastfeeding, Maternal Parasitic infections, Newborn
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Breast milk is the ideal nutritional source for almost all infants. Breast milk meets the infant's needs for macro- and micronutrients, functioning immune cells, enhanced growth of nonpathogenic flora and growth factors, and immunoprotective substances beyond nutrition [1]. Breast milk contains many biologically active constituents with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties supporting the development of gastrointestinal system function [2, 3]. Immunoglobulins (Igs), mainly secretory IgA (sIgA), in breast milk protect infants from many pathogenic microorganisms by several mechanisms, such as immobilizing pathogens, preventing attachment to epithelial cell surfaces, neutralizing toxins and virulence factors, and reducing colonization [2-4].