Allergies - immunity
Bioactive Nutrition - A focus on Osteopontin
In this, the latest in our series on bioactive nutrition, we discuss the role of the bioactive protein osteopontin.
Osteopontin plays a role in several biological processes including immune function and is present in most tissues and bodily fluids, with the highest concentration found in milk.
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Family risk for childhood asthma may involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract
A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma - typically passed from moms to babies-may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby's digestive tract.
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The Host Defense Proteome Of Human And Bovine Milk
First detailed analysis of milk host defense proteins, important in understanding their function in the development of the immune system.
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Swat team of immune cells found in mother's milk
Immune cells that are ready to take action against invaders like bacteria have been found in women's breast milk, researchers say. They say the presence of this SWAT team of immune cells called innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, in human breast milk is more evidence of the benefits of breastfeeding.
Short term, the ILCs in breast milk may help protect newborns from infection, and longer term help babies develop their own protective immune system, they report in JAMA Pediatrics.
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