Article
Association of Early Exposure of Probiotics and Islet Autoimmunity in the TEDDY Study.
JAMA pediatrics - 1 Jan 2016
Uusitalo Ulla, Liu Xiang, Yang Jimin, Aronsson Carin Andrén, Hummel Sandra, Butterworth Martha, Lernmark Åke, Rewers Marian, Hagopian William, She Jin-Xiong, Simell Olli, Toppari Jorma, Ziegler Anette G, Akolkar Beena, Krischer Jeffrey, Norris Jill M, Virtanen Suvi M
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Probiotics have been hypothesized to affect immunologic responses to environmental exposures by supporting healthy gut microbiota and could therefore theoretically be used to prevent the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)-associated islet autoimmunity. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between supplemental probiotic use during the first year of life and islet autoimmunity among...
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