Publications by authors named "Rubian Trindade Silva Fernandes"
Article Synopsis
- Children are more vulnerable to Giardia lamblia infection, and human colostrum has protective properties against it due to its immunological components.
- This study compared colostrum from younger (18-35 years) and older (36+ years) mothers, focusing on levels of melatonin and cortisol and their impact on phagocyte activity against G. lamblia.
- Results showed older mothers’ colostrum had higher melatonin and cortisol, which improved phagocyte function and increased the elimination of G. lamblia, suggesting enhanced defense mechanisms in breastfed infants of older mothers.
Objective: The present study evaluated the cells and cytokine of maternal blood, cord blood and colostrum of diabetic mothers.
Methods: The women evaluated were divided according to their body mass index (BMI) and glycemic status into non-diabetic (ND - N = 15), mild gestational hyperglycemic (MGH - N = 15), diabetes mellitus gestational (DMG - N = 13) and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM2 - N = 15) groups. The subsets of cells and cytokine profile were determined by flow cytometry.