Maternal malnutrition induces in the neonate a lifelong enteropathy avoidable by postnatal S100a8/a9-conditioning
Lisa Peruzza,
Julia Heckmann,
Tanja Rezzonico Jost
et al.
Abstract:Protein-energy-malnutrition (PEM) is linked to 45% of global childhood mortality, however, the impact of maternal PEM on the child’s health remains elusive. Previous studies suggested that maternal PEM does not affect breast milk composition. Yet, malnourished children often develop a so-called environmental enteropathy that is assumed to be triggered by frequent uptake of pathogens together with unfavorable gut colonization. Here, we show in a murine model that maternal PEM induces without additional pathogen… Show more
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