Rutgers: Infant Antibiotic Exposure Can Affect Future Immune Responses Toward Allergies
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 2 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon -a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life - after only six months, a Rutgers researcher found.
The study was published in the journal mBio.
It is already known that the use of antibiotics early in life disru . . .
Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon -a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life - after only six months, a Rutgers researcher found.
The study was published in the journal mBio.
It is already known that the use of antibiotics early in life disru . . .