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Randomized controlled trial on the impact of early-life intervention with bifidobacteria on the healthy infant fecal microbiota and metabolome.
Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 106, 1274-1286 (2017)
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Background: Early-life colonization of the intestinal tract is a dynamic process influenced by numerous factors. The impact of probiotic-supplemented infant formula on the composition and function of the infant gut microbiota is not well defined.Objective: We sought to determine the effects of a bifidobacteria-containing formula on the healthy human intestinal microbiome during the first year of life.Design: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of newborn infants assigned to a standard whey-based formula containing a total of 10(8) colony-forming units (CFU)/g of Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, B. longum subspecies infantis (intervention), or to a control formula without bifidobacteria (placebo). Breastfed controls were included. Diversity and composition of fecal microbiota were determined by 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing, and metabolite profiles were analyzed by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry over a period of 2 y.Results: Infants (n = 106) were randomly assigned to either the interventional (n = 48) or placebo (n = 49) group; 9 infants were exclusively breastfed throughout the entire intervention period of 12 mo. Infants exposed to bifidobacteria-supplemented formula showed decreased occurrence of Bacteroides and Blautia spp. associated with changes in lipids and unknown metabolites at month 1. Microbiota and metabolite profiles of intervention and placebo groups converged during the study period, and long-term colonization (24 mo) of the supplemented Bifidobacterium strains was not detected. Significant differences in microbiota and metabolites were detected between infants fed breast milk and those fed formula (P < 0.005) and between infants birthed vaginally and those birthed by cesarean delivery (P < 0.005). No significant differences were observed between infant feeding groups regarding growth, antibiotic uptake, or other health variables (P > 0.05).Conclusion: The supplementation of bifidobacteria to infant diet can modulate the occurrence of specific bacteria and metabolites during early life with no detectable long-term effects. This trial was registered at germanctr.de as DRKS00003660.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
16s Rrna Gene ; Bifidobacteria ; Breastfeeding ; Infant Gut Microbiota ; Metabolomics ; Probiotics; Gut Microbiome; Intestinal Microbiota; Milk Oligosaccharides; Preterm Infants; Formula; Probiotics; Diversity; Growth; Metaanalysis; Maturation
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0002-9165
e-ISSN
1938-3207
Zeitschrift
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Quellenangaben
Band: 106,
Heft: 5,
Seiten: 1274-1286
Verlag
American Society for Nutrition
Verlagsort
Bethesda
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Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
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Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry (BGC)