Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants
Human milk is considered the most advantageous source of nourishment for infants. Even though there is no ideal composition of human milk, it still contains a unique combination of components that contribute to brain development. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on the possible corre...
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| author | Martina Chiurazzi Mauro Cozzolino Tilman Reinelt Thi Dao Nguyen Stefanie Elke Chie Giancarlo Natalucci Maria Consolata Miletta |
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| description | Human milk is considered the most advantageous source of nourishment for infants. Even though there is no ideal composition of human milk, it still contains a unique combination of components that contribute to brain development. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on the possible correlation of human milk with the neurodevelopment of infants, with a special emphasis on myelination and epigenetic modifications. Research in human milk is a rapidly expanding field and cutting-edge technologies might contribute to identify specific mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects on human milk on neurodevelopment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5365577c2d6f485f80324dc450d675932023-11-22T11:10:41ZengMDPI AGReproductive Medicine2673-38972021-06-012210711710.3390/reprodmed2020011Human Milk and Brain Development in InfantsMartina Chiurazzi0Mauro Cozzolino1Tilman Reinelt2Thi Dao Nguyen3Stefanie Elke Chie4Giancarlo Natalucci5Maria Consolata Miletta6Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USALarsson-Rosenquist Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandLarsson-Rosenquist Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandLarsson-Rosenquist Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandLarsson-Rosenquist Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandLarsson-Rosenquist Centre for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandHuman milk is considered the most advantageous source of nourishment for infants. Even though there is no ideal composition of human milk, it still contains a unique combination of components that contribute to brain development. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on the possible correlation of human milk with the neurodevelopment of infants, with a special emphasis on myelination and epigenetic modifications. Research in human milk is a rapidly expanding field and cutting-edge technologies might contribute to identify specific mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects on human milk on neurodevelopment.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3897/2/2/11human milkneurodevelopmentmacronutrientssialic acidmicronutrientsbioactive components |
| spellingShingle | Martina Chiurazzi Mauro Cozzolino Tilman Reinelt Thi Dao Nguyen Stefanie Elke Chie Giancarlo Natalucci Maria Consolata Miletta Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants Reproductive Medicine human milk neurodevelopment macronutrients sialic acid micronutrients bioactive components |
| title | Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants |
| title_full | Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants |
| title_fullStr | Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants |
| title_short | Human Milk and Brain Development in Infants |
| title_sort | human milk and brain development in infants |
| topic | human milk neurodevelopment macronutrients sialic acid micronutrients bioactive components |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3897/2/2/11 |
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