High levels of growth factors in human breast milk.
We found very high concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor, hepatic growth factor, and epidermal growth factor in early breast milk samples obtained from healthy mothers of term infants. This is the first report of simultaneous measurements of three major gastrointestinal trophic substances in human milk.
Kobata
Ritsuyo
R
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Tsukahara
Hirokazu
H
Ohshima
Yusei
Y
Ohta
Naoko
N
Tokuriki
Shuko
S
Tamura
Satoshi
S
Mayumi
Mitsufumi
M
D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000032:analysis*
C066855:HGF protein, human; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor