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标题：Leptin and EGF Supplementation Enhance the Immune System Maturation in Preterm Suckling Rats
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作者：Blanca Grases-Pintó ,, , Paulina Torres-Castro ,, , Lidia Marín-Morote , , Mar Abril-Gil , , Margarida Castell , , María J. Rodríguez-Lagunas , , Francisco J. Pérez-Cano ; Àngels Franch
期刊名称：Nutrients
电子版ISSN：2072-6643
出版年度：2019
卷号：11
期号：10
页码：1-13
DOI：10.3390/nu11102380
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：In preterm newborns the immaturity of the immune system is remarkable, with reduced innate and adaptive immune responses. Many bioactive compounds in breast milk, such as growth factors and adipokines, contribute to the immune system’s maturation in early life. However, studies on the immunoregulatory activity in preterm neonates are practically nonexistent. The aim of the present study was to determine whether a nutritional supplementation in early life with leptin or epidermal growth factor (EGF) was able to promote the maturation of the systemic and intestinal immune system in preterm conditions. For this purpose, premature rats were daily supplemented by oral gavage with leptin or EGF. Term and Preterm groups receiving vehicle were used as controls. Preterm rats showed deficiencies compared to full-term ones, such as lower body weights, erythrocyte counts, plasma IgG and IgM concentrations and B cell percentages, and higher values of Th and Tc TCRαβ+ cells in mesenteric lymph nodes, and intestinal permeability, among others. However, leptin and EGF supplementation were able to revert some of these deficiencies and to improve the premature immune system’s development. These results suggest that leptin and EGF are involved in enhancing the maturation of the systemic and intestinal immune system in preterm conditions.
关键词：prematurity; suckling rat; leptin; EGF; adaptive immunity; innate immunity; breast milk prematurity ; suckling rat ; leptin ; EGF ; adaptive immunity ; innate immunity ; breast milk