Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations

Nhan T. Ho; Fan Li; Kathleen A. Lee-Sarwar; Hein M. Tun; Bryan P. Brown; Pia S. Pannaraj; Jeffrey M. Bender; Meghan B. Azad; Amanda L. Thompson; Scott T. Weiss; M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril; Augusto A. Litonjua; Anita L. Kozyrskyj; Heather B. Jaspan; Grace M. Aldrovandi; Louise Kuhn

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06473-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations

Nhan T. Ho,
Fan Li,
Kathleen A. Lee-Sarwar,
Hein M. Tun,
Bryan P. Brown,
Pia S. Pannaraj,
Jeffrey M. Bender,
Meghan B. Azad,
Amanda L. Thompson,
Scott T. Weiss,
M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril,
Augusto A. Litonjua,
Anita L. Kozyrskyj,
Heather B. Jaspan,
Grace M. Aldrovandi,
Louise Kuhn

Affiliations

Nhan T. Ho: Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University
Fan Li: Department of Pediatrics, University of California
Kathleen A. Lee-Sarwar: Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Hein M. Tun: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Bryan P. Brown: Duke University
Pia S. Pannaraj: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California
Jeffrey M. Bender: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California
Meghan B. Azad: Children‘s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba
Amanda L. Thompson: Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina
Scott T. Weiss: Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
Augusto A. Litonjua: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center
Anita L. Kozyrskyj: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Heather B. Jaspan: University of Cape Town Health Sciences Faculty, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Grace M. Aldrovandi: Department of Pediatrics, University of California
Louise Kuhn: Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06473-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Studies on the effects of breastfeeding on the infant gut microbiota have provided inconsistent results. Here, Ho et al. perform a meta-analysis of seven studies across different populations, supporting that exclusive breastfeeding is associated with short-term and long-term alterations in the infant gut microbiota.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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