Breastfeeding promotes early neonatal regulatory T-cell expansion and immune tolerance of non-inherited maternal antigens.
Hannah WoodAnimesh AcharjeeHayden PearceMohammed Nabil QuraishiRichard PowellAmanda RossiterAndrew BeggsAndrew EwerPaul MossGergely ToldiPublished in: Allergy (2021)
These data indicate that exposure of the neonate to maternal cells through breastfeeding acts to drive the maturation of Tregs and 'tolerizes' the neonate towards NIMA.