| Literature DB >> 11477214 |
Y Takahata1, H Takada, A Nomura, K Ohshima, H Nakayama, T Tsuda, H Nakano, T Hara.
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We analyzed IL-18 levels of human milk. Colostrum contained significantly higher levels of IL-18 compared with early milk and mature milk. By stepwise multiple linear regression analysis, preterm delivery and pregnancy complications of mothers significantly correlated with high levels of IL-18 in human milk (p = 0.0007 and 0.0018, respectively). There was a significant correlation between the levels of IL-18 and soluble Fas ligand in colostrum (p = 0.0003). IL-18 was detected in actively secreting epithelial cells in lactating mammary gland by immunohistochemical staining. These results suggest that IL-18 in colostrum plays an important role in host defense of high-risk neonates.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11477214 DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200108000-00017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Res ISSN: 0031-3998 Impact factor: 3.756