Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations

Previous studies on the differences in gut microbiota between exclusively breastfed (EBF) and non-EBF infants have provided highly variable results. Here we perform a meta-analysis of seven microbiome studies (1825 stool samples from 684 infants) to compare the gut microbiota of non-EBF and EBF infants across populations. In the first 6 months of life, gut bacterial diversity, microbiota age, relative abundances of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, and predicted microbial pathways related to carbohydrate metabolism are consistently higher in non-EBF than in EBF infants, whereas relative abundances of pathways related to lipid metabolism, vitamin metabolism, and detoxification are lower. Variation in predicted microbial pathways associated with non-EBF infants is larger among infants born by Caesarian section than among those vaginally delivered. Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding is associated with reduced diarrhea-related gut microbiota dysbiosis. Furthermore, differences in gut microbiota between EBF and non-EBF infants persist after 6 months of age. Our findings elucidate some mechanisms of short and long-term benefits of exclusive breastfeeding across different populations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 9(2018), 1 vom: 09. Okt., Seite 4169

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ho, Nhan T [VerfasserIn]
Li, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Lee-Sarwar, Kathleen A [VerfasserIn]
Tun, Hein M [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Bryan P [VerfasserIn]
Pannaraj, Pia S [VerfasserIn]
Bender, Jeffrey M [VerfasserIn]
Azad, Meghan B [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Amanda L [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Scott T [VerfasserIn]
Azcarate-Peril, M Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Litonjua, Augusto A [VerfasserIn]
Kozyrskyj, Anita L [VerfasserIn]
Jaspan, Heather B [VerfasserIn]
Aldrovandi, Grace M [VerfasserIn]
Kuhn, Louise [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.01.2019

Date Revised 28.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-018-06473-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289370477