[Literature Library] Healthy infants harbor intestinal bacteria that protect against food allergy

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Allergy / Immunology Gastroenterology Paediatrics Gut health Allergies & Immunity Nutrition & Disease Management
[Literature Library] Healthy infants harbor intestinal bacteria that protect against food allergy

From colonized germ-free mice with feces from healthy or cow’s milk allergic infants, it was found that intestinal bacteria are critical for regulating allergic responses to dietary antigens, suggesting that bacterial communities that be a therapeutic target for food allergy.

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Link to Publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0324-z

 

 

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Feehley T, et al. Healthy infants harbor intestinal bacteria that protect against food allergy. Nat Med. 2019;25(3):448-453.
 

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