Human Milk Supports Robust Intestinal Organoid Growth, Differentiation, and Homeostatic Cytokine Production
Smith L, Santiago E, Eke C, Gu W, Wang W, Llivichuzhca-Loja D, Kehoe T, St Denis K, Strine M, Taylor S, Tseng G, Konnikova L. Human Milk Supports Robust Intestinal Organoid Growth, Differentiation, and Homeostatic Cytokine Production. Gastro Hep Advances 2024, 3: 1030-1042. PMCID: PMC11550179, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2024.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman milk supplementationTNF-related apoptosis inducing ligandDonor human milkLevels of leukemia inhibitory factorNecrotizing enterocolitisCytokine productionInflammatory immune signaturesComplications of prematurityHuman milkChromogranin A stainingSevere gastrointestinal complicationsMilk supplementationCell cycle-promoting genesIntestinal organoidsApoptosis inducing ligandIntestinal epithelial proliferationIntestinal epithelial growthGrowth factor analysisCleaved caspase 3Preterm infantsGestational ageLeukemia inhibitory factorImmune signaturesImmune landscapeHydrolyzed formula