title: Antiinflammatory effects of human milk on chemically induced colitis in rats.
abstract: We examined the effects of a human milk diet on rats with chemical colitis induced with a 4% acetic acid enema. Colonic myeloperoxidase activity was used as a surrogate marker for neutrophil infiltration. Control rats fed rat chow had little colonic myeloperoxidase activity; geometric mean, 0.27 U/g of tissue. Rats with colitis fed rat chow had significantly increased colonic myeloperoxidase activity (geometric mean, 6.76 U/g, p < 0.01 versus no colitis), as did rats with colitis fed infant formula or Pedialyte (geometric mean, 6.92 and 8.13 U/g, respectively, both p < 0.01 versus no colitis). Animals with colitis fed human milk had significantly lower colonic myeloperoxidase activity (geometric mean, 2.34 U/g) than did animals with colitis fed either chow or infant formula (p < 0.001). Similar effects were seen in rats with colitis fed infant formula supplemented with recombinant human IL-1 receptor antagonist (geometric mean, 1.95 U/g). These data show that orally administered human milk has an antiinflammatory effect on chemically induced colitis in rats, which may be mediated in part by IL-1 receptor antagonist contained in human milk.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pediatric Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, 23510, USA.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Grazioso
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Alling
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Buescher
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010865:Pilot Projects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009195:Peroxidase; D019342:Acetic Acid