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Maternal rhythms suppress neonatal inflammation

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Maternal circadian rhythms influence the health of infants. Cui, Xu and colleagues find that disruption of maternal rhythms impairs neonatal immune cell function and aggravates neonatal inflammatory disorders, which can be rescued by the administration of docosahexaenoic acid (a metabolite found in breast milk).

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Fig. 1: DHA in breast milk links maternal circadian rhythms to neonatal immune responses.

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  1. Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center (BMC), Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany

    Xia Li, Markus Sperandio & Christoph Scheiermann

  2. Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Li, X., Sperandio, M. & Scheiermann, C. Maternal rhythms suppress neonatal inflammation. Nat Metab (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01027-6

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