Beschreibung:
Breastfeeding is associated with long-term wellbeing including low risks of infectiousdiseases and non-communicable diseases such as asthma, cancer, autoimmunediseases and obesity during childhood. In recent years, important advances have beenmade in understanding the human breast milk (HBM) composition. Breast milkcomponents such as, non-immune and immune cells and bioactive molecules, namely,cytokines/chemokines, lipids, hormones, and enzymes reportedly play many roles inbreastfed newborns and in mothers, by diseases protection and shaping the immunesystem of the newborn. Bioactive components in HBM are also involved in tolerance andappropriate inflammatory response of breastfed infants if necessary. This reviewsummarizes the current literature on the relationship between mother and her infantthrough breast milk with regard to disease protection. We will shed some light on themechanisms underlying the roles of breast milk components in the maintenance of healthof both child and mother.