Targeting the gut-lung axis by synbiotic feeding to infants in a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Formula-fed infants are at increased risk of infections. Due to the cross-talk between the mucosal systems of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, adding synbiotics (prebiotics and probiotics) to infant formula may prevent infections even at distant sites. Infants that we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01531-3 |