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SUBMITTER: Ranucci G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5872704 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ranucci Giusy G Buccigrossi Vittoria V Borgia Eleonora E Piacentini Daniela D Visentin Federica F Cantarutti Luigi L Baiardi Paola P Felisi Mariagrazia M Spagnuolo Maria Immacolata MI Zanconato Stefania S Baraldi Eugenio E Giaquinto Carlo C Guarino Alfredo A
Nutrients 20180301 3
<h4>Background</h4>Early nutrition affects the risk of atopy and infections through modifications of intestinal microbiota. The Prebiotics in the Prevention of Atopy (PIPA) study was a 24-month randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. It aimed to evaluate the effects of a galacto-oligosaccharide/polydextrose (GOS/PDX)-formula (PF) on atopic dermatitis (AD) and common infections in infants who were born to atopic parents and to investigate the relationship among early nutrition, gut mi ...[more]