Oral Lactoferrin Supplementation during Induction Chemotherapy Promotes Gut Microbiome Eubiosis in Pediatric Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

Oral Lactoferrin Supplementation during Induction Chemotherapy Promotes Gut Microbiome Eubiosis in Pediatric Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

Induction chemotherapy is the first-line treatment for pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies. However, several complications may arise, mainly infections and febrile neutropenia, with a strong impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Such complications have been shown to be closely rela...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Federica D’Amico, Nunzia Decembrino, Edoardo Muratore, Silvia Turroni, Paola Muggeo, Rosamaria Mura, Katia Perruccio, Virginia Vitale, Marco Zecca, Arcangelo Prete, Francesco Venturelli, Davide Leardini, Patrizia Brigidi, Riccardo Masetti, Simone Cesaro, Daniele Zama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
gut microbiota
lactoferrin
chemotherapy
hematologic malignancies
oral supplementation
eubiosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/8/1705

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/8/1705

Similar Items