How nutrition and the maternal microbiota shape the neonatal immune system.
Nat Rev Immunol. 2017 Aug;17(8):508-517. doi: 10.1038/nri.2017.58. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
Nat Rev Immunol. 2017.
PMID: 28604736
Review.
It is believed that the fetus in utero is sterile and that colonization with microorganisms starts only after birth. Nevertheless, the unborn fetus is exposed to a multitude of metabolites that originate from the commensal microbiota of the mother that reach systemic sites …
It is believed that the fetus in utero is sterile and that colonization with microorganisms starts only after birth. Nevertheless, the un …