Dynamic Changes in Microbiome Composition Following Mare’s Milk Intake for Prevention of Collateral Antibiotic Effect.
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Summary
The research article explores the beneficial effects of dry mare’s milk on the diversity of gut bacteria in children undergoing antibiotic treatment. The study suggests that mare’s milk can prevent the harmful bacterial bloom while preserving the beneficial ones, hence curtailing the negative impacts of antibiotics on the gut microbiome.
Study Aim and Hypothesis
The study is a pilot test aimed to understand the impacts of dry Mare’s milk on gut bacterial diversity during antibiotic treatment and the recovery phase. The researchers hypothesized that dry Mare’s milk, a substance rich in biological nutrients but devoid of any live bacteria, could function as a prebiotic. It could promote microbial diversity in the guts of children undergoing antibiotic therapy.
Research Methodology
- The study looked at six children aged between 4 to 5 years, each diagnosed with bilateral bronchopneumonia. They were prescribed cephalosporin antibiotics, and for the duration of the 60-day study, three of these children were given dry Mare’s milk, while the remaining three weren’t.
- Fecal samples from these children were collected each day during antibiotic therapy, and then every five days post-therapy. Total DNA was isolated from these samples, and the composition of the gut microbiota was analyzed via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing.
- To ascertain the local immune status of the gut, the stool samples were scrutinized through bead-based multiplex assays.
Study Findings
Mare’s milk treatment appeared to halt the proliferation of certain harmful bacteria (Mollicutes) while preventing the loss of beneficial bacterial orders (Coriobacteriales). The research indicates that the Mare’s milk treatment impacts the local immune parameters. However, the details of these immunological effects are not explicitly explained in the abstract. Overall, the findings suggest that Mare’s milk has potential as a prebiotic in preserving and promoting gut microbial diversity during antibiotic treatment.
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Researcher Affiliations
- Laboratory of Human Microbiome and Longevity, Center for Life Sciences, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan Society of Human Microbiome Researchers, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- SaumalBioTech, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Pediatric Diseases with Courses in Cardio-Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Nur-sultan (Astana) Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Department of Pediatric Diseases with Courses in Cardio-Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Nur-sultan (Astana) Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Laboratory of Human Microbiome and Longevity, Center for Life Sciences, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan Society of Human Microbiome Researchers, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- SaumalBioTech, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan Society of Human Microbiome Researchers, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany.
- Laboratory of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
- Laboratory of Human Microbiome and Longevity, Center for Life Sciences, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan Society of Human Microbiome Researchers, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Laboratory of Human Microbiome and Longevity, Center for Life Sciences, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan Society of Human Microbiome Researchers, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- Research Center Karaganda Medical University, Karagandy, Kazakhstan.
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Child
- Female
- Horses
- Humans
- Microbiota
- Milk
- Pilot Projects
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Conflict of Interest Statement
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