Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and early infancy in relation to gut microbiota composition and C. difficile colonization : implications for viral respiratory infections

In Canada and the US, the infant diet is supplemented with vitamin D via supplement drops or formula. Pregnant and nursing mothers often take vitamin D supplements. Since little is known about the impact of this supplementation on infant gut microbiota, we undertook a study to determine the association between maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation, infant gut microbiota composition and Clostridioides difficile colonization in 1,157 mother-infant pairs of the CHILD (Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development) Cohort Study over 2009-2012. Logistic and MaAsLin regression were employed to assess associations between vitamin D supplementation, and C. difficile colonization, or other gut microbiota, respectively. Sixty-five percent of infants received a vitamin D supplement. Among all infants, infant vitamin D supplementation was associated with a lower abundance of genus Megamonas (q = 0.01) in gut microbiota. Among those exclusively breastfed, maternal prenatal supplementation was associated with lower abundance of Bilophila (q = 0.01) and of Lachnospiraceae (q = 0.02) but higher abundance of Haemophilus (q = 0.02). There were no differences in microbiota composition with vitamin D supplementation among partially and not breastfed infants. Neither infant nor maternal vitamin D supplementation were associated with C. difficile colonization, after adjusting for breastfeeding status and other factors. However, maternal consumption of vitamin-D fortified milk reduced the likelihood of C. difficile colonization in infants (adjustedOR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.19-0.82). The impact of this compositional difference on later childhood health, especially defense against viral respiratory infection, may go beyond the expected effects of vitamin D supplements and remains to be ascertained.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Gut microbes - 12(2020), 1 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 1799734

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Drall, Kelsea M [VerfasserIn]
Field, Catherine J [VerfasserIn]
Haqq, Andrea M [VerfasserIn]
de Souza, Russell J [VerfasserIn]
Tun, Hein M [VerfasserIn]
Morales-Lizcano, Nadia P [VerfasserIn]
Konya, Theodore B [VerfasserIn]
Guttman, David S [VerfasserIn]
Azad, Meghan B [VerfasserIn]
Becker, Allan B [VerfasserIn]
Lefebvre, Diana L [VerfasserIn]
Mandhane, Piush J [VerfasserIn]
Moraes, Theo J [VerfasserIn]
Sears, Malcolm R [VerfasserIn]
Turvey, Stuart E [VerfasserIn]
Subbarao, Padmaja [VerfasserIn]
Scott, James A [VerfasserIn]
Kozyrskyj, Anita L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
Bilophila
C. difficile
Gut microbiota
Infant
Journal Article
Megamonas
Milk
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Supplements
Vitamin D

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Date Completed 30.09.2021

Date Revised 30.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19490976.2020.1799734

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313548226