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Got bile? Breastmilk bile acids influence norovirus infection.

Joshua J BatyJulie K Pfeiffer
Published in: Cell host & microbe (2024)
Breastfeeding provides infection protection for several pathogens but not for noroviruses. Mechanisms explaining this discrepancy have been unclear. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Peiper et al. demonstrate that while breastmilk protects mice from intestinal damage, it promotes neonatal murine norovirus infection due to maternal-derived bile acids. 1 .
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