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Establishment of an ideal gut microbiota to boost healthy growth of neonates

Thi Thanh Binh Nguyen1,2, Hea-Jong Chung1, Hyeon-Jin Kim3

  • 1a Department of Biomedical Sciences and Institute for Medical Science , Chonbuk National University Medical School , Jeonju , Jeollabuk-do , South Korea.

Critical Reviews in Microbiology
|February 19, 2019
PubMed

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Optimizing growth for low birth weight (LBW) infants remains a challenge. This review explores how targeting neonatal gut microbiota, potentially through probiotics, could offer new strategies for growth support in LBW infants.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal nutrition
  • Microbiome research
  • Pediatric growth

Background:

  • Low birth weight (LBW) infant growth is a significant pediatric challenge despite advances in neonatal care.
  • Gut microbiota differences between normal and LBW infants suggest a role in neonatal growth rates.
  • Probiotic supplementation in LBW infants has yielded inconsistent or contradictory results, leaving the gut microbiota's contribution inconclusive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent research on neonatal gut microbiota.
  • To explore strategies for targeting gut microbiota to address growth retardation in LBW infants.
  • To discuss establishing ideal gut microbiota for optimal LBW infant growth.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent research on neonatal gut microbiota.
  • Analysis of studies on probiotic interventions in LBW infants.
  • Discussion of gut microbiota's role in neonatal growth.

Main Results:

  • The precise contribution of gut microbiota to neonatal growth remains inconclusive due to inconsistent clinical results from probiotic studies.
  • Differences in gut microbiota composition exist between normal and LBW infants.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the role of gut microbiota in LBW infant growth.

Conclusions:

  • Targeting neonatal gut microbiota presents a potential new strategy for improving growth in LBW infants.
  • Establishing an ideal gut microbiota composition is crucial for supporting optimal growth in LBW infants.
  • More conclusive research is required to guide effective interventions.

Keywords:
Low birth weightgrowth retardationgut microbiotaneonatal growthprobiotics

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