Cytokines and appetite-regulating hormones in human milk and associations with infant growth across four sites in a longitudinal cohort: The Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality Study
We showed significant differences in HM composition of cytokines and ARHs among the four countries. Highest levels of T helper cell type 2 cytokines, which is typically related to increased risk of atopic diseases, were found in DK. The results may reflect the influence of different environmental exposures in the four sites on HM composition, which may be associated with infant growth in GM.
Authors
- Gilberto Kac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-9077)
- Xiuping Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0198-864X)
- Lindsay Helen Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-5213)
- Kim F. Michaelsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0449-0839)
- Daniela de Barros Mucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0467-2109)
- Janet M Peerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-1909)
- Sophie Hilario Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9592-0376)
- Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-4935)
- Daniela Hampel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-7680)
- Peter Riber Johnsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1800-2699)
- Sophie E. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-3238)
- Jack Windsor Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9483-912X)
- Christian Mølgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5311-9457)
- M Munirul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-8760)
- Hanne Frøkiær (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-9698)
- Amanda C. Cunha Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2532-2247)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- King's College London (GB)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Western Human Nutrition Research Center (US)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323204
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Københavns Universitet