Human milk oligosaccharides promote intestinal epithelium regeneration independent of the microbiota during necrotizing enterocolitis.

Andrea ZitoRichard Y WuBo LiSteven R BottsMehrsa FeiziDorothy LeeCarol LeeKathene C Johnson-HenryMichael G SurettePhilip M ShermanAgostino Pierro

Published in: Pediatric surgery international (2024)

This study demonstrates that HMOs promoted intestinal epithelial regeneration independent of the gut microbiota. These findings provide further insight into the various benefits HMOs may have in the protection against NEC.

Keyphrases

human milk
low birth weight
stem cells
preterm infants
preterm birth
wound healing