Trajectories of Human Milk Gangliosides during the First Four Hundred Days and Maternal-to-Offspring Transfer of Gangliosides : Results from a Chinese Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND: Gangliosides are crucial for early-life cognition and immunity development. However, limited data exist on gangliosides within the Chinese population, and maternal-to-fetal/infant ganglioside transport remains unclear.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate gangliosides concentrations and trajectories in Chinese human milk during the first 400 d of lactation, and seek to understand gangliosides transmission between mother and offspring.

METHODS: This study involved 921 cross-sectional participants providing human milk samples across 0-400 d of lactation and 136 longitudinal participants offering maternal plasma, cord plasma, and human milk samples within the first 45 d postpartum. Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used for the quantification of gangliosides.

RESULTS: Human milk GM3 (Neu5Acα2-3Galβ1-4GlcβCer) concentration increased from 2.29 ± 1.87 to 13.93 ± 4.82 μg/mL, whereas GD3 (Neu5Acα2-8Neu5Acα2-3Galβ1-4GlcβCer) decreased from 17.94 ± 6.41 to 0.30 ± 0.50 μg/mL during the first 400 d postpartum (all P < 0.05). Consistent results were observed in cross-sectional and longitudinal participants. GD3 concentration gradually increased from maternal plasma (1.58 μg/mL) through cord plasma (2.05 μg/mL) to colostrum (21.35 μg/mL). Significant positive correlations were observed between maternal and cord plasma for both GM3 (r = 0.30, P < 0.001) and GD3 (r = 0.35, P < 0.001), and maternal plasma GD3 also correlated positively with colostrum concentrations (r = 0.21, P = 0.015). Additionally, in maternal and cord plasma, gangliosides were mainly linked with 16- and 18-carbon fatty acids. However, human milk GM3 showed a broad spectrum of fatty acid chain lengths, whereas GD3 was primarily tied to very long-chain fatty acids (≥20 carbon).

CONCLUSIONS: We identified an increase in GM3 and a decrease in GD3 concentration in human milk, with GD3 notably more concentrated in cord plasma and colostrum. Importantly, ganglioside concentrations in maternal plasma positively correlated with those in cord plasma and colostrum. Our findings contribute to the existing Chinese data on gangliosides and enhance understanding of their transmission patterns from mother to offspring. This trial was registered at chictr.org.cn as ChiCTR1800015387.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:154

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The Journal of nutrition - 154(2024), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 940-948

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Meng-Tao [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Qiu-Ye [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Xiao-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Tong [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Si-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiao-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Ying-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Hui-Lian [VerfasserIn]

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7440-44-0
Carbon
Cord plasma
Fatty Acids
Gangliosides
Human milk
Journal Article
Maternal plasma

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.01.006

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NLM367064898