Sex Differences in Gut Microbial Development of Preterm Infant Twins in Early Life: A Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Infant gut microbiota plays a vital role in immune response, mediates neurobehavioral development and health maintenance. Studies of twins' gut microbiota found that gut microbiota composition and diversity tend to be mature and stable with increasing postnatal age (PNA). Preterm infant gut microbiome shifts dramatically when they were staying in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Compositions and shifting characteristics of gut microbiota among neonatal preterm twins and triplets during their early life are still unknown, which impedes a better understanding of the mechanism underpinning neurobehavioral development and precise intervention/health of preterm neonates. This longitudinal cohort study used a twins/triplets design to investigate the interaction of genetic (e.g., male

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8387566 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature