Breast Milk Antibodies Show Promise Against Multiple Respiratory Viruses
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Breast milk antibodies show promise against multiple respiratory viruses
Yona Tugg and colleagues show that a polyclonal secretory immunoglobulin A preparation, purified from breast milk pooled from multiple donors, neutralized respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human adenovirus type 5, and H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses in laboratory assays.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = Antibodies isolated from breast milk against various respiratory... including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, and influenza A virus
Breast milk is the first defense system that nature makes available to a newborn. However, its immune potential may not be restricted only to infants. A team of researchers from McMaster University (Canada) has managed to purify a complex of antibodies from the milk of more than a hundred donors to transform it into a sort of nasal shield capable of directly neutralizing several of the most common and dangerous respiratory viruses.The treatment,…
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Scienmag: Latest Science and Health NewsBreast milk-derived antibody preparation shields mice from influenza
A polyclonal secretory IgA preparation purified from pooled donor breast milk neutralized multiple respiratory viruses in vitro and reduced illness and lung damage in mice infected with H1N1 influenza.
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