Anti inflammatory agents in breast milk

The anti-inflammatory components in breast milk are those bioactive substances that confer or increase the anti-inflammatory response in a breastfeeding infant.[1]

Anti-inflammatory Components of Breastmilk
Bioactive componentFunction
Vitamin Areacts and inactivates oxygen free radicals
Vitamin Creacts and inactivates oxygen free radicals
Vitamin Ereacts and inactivates oxygen free radicals
CatalaseDegrades hydrogen peroxide
Glutathione peroxidaseprevents the break down of fatty acids
PAF-acetylhydrolaseremoves PAF, an ulcer-preventing agent
Alpha1-antitrypsininhibits proteases
Alpha1-antichymotrypsininhibits proteases
PG1 (Exopolygalacturonase)cytoprotective
PG2cytoprotective
ECFhelps gut maturation
TGF-alphapromotes the growth of epithelial tissue
TGF-beta
Il-10 (a cytokine)
TGF-alpha; RI,RII

References

  1. Walker 2011, p. 43.

Bibliography

  • Walker, Marsha (2011). Breastfeeding management for the clinician : using the evidence. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 9780763766511.
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