Human milk glycosaminoglycans: the state of the art and future perspectives

Recently, a complete characterization and detailed evaluation of the glycosaminoglycans of human milk were performed. The total glycosaminoglycans content in milk from healthy mothers having delivered term or preterm newborns showed a constant pattern which was essentially composed of two main polys...

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Autores principales: Coppa, Giovanni Valentino, Gabrielli, Orazio, Bertino, Enrico, Zampini, Lucia, Galeazzi, Tiziana, Padella, Lucia, Santoro, Lucia, Marchesiello, Rita Lucia, Galeotti, Fabio, Maccari, Francesca, Volpi, Nicola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23321150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-39-2
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Sumario:Recently, a complete characterization and detailed evaluation of the glycosaminoglycans of human milk were performed. The total glycosaminoglycans content in milk from healthy mothers having delivered term or preterm newborns showed a constant pattern which was essentially composed of two main polysaccharides: chondroitin sulfate (60-70%) and heparin (30-40%). Moreover, considerable variations of glycosaminoglycans concentration were found during the first month of lactation, the highest values being present in colostrum compared to mature milk. Metabolism and potential biological functions of human milk glycosaminoglycans are hypothesized and future studies are encouraged.

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