Advances in Nutritional Research Volume 10: Immunological Properties of Milk

Part I: Introduction. 1. Overview of the Mammalian Immune System; A.J. Husband. 2. The Immunological System in Human Milk: The Past - A Pathway to the Future; A.S. Goldman. 3. Overview of Immunological Activities in Milk; S.L. Kelleher, B. Lönnerdal. Part II: Milk and Risk of Infection During the Suckling Period. 4. Breast Milk and the Risk of Opportunistic Infection in Infancy in Industrialized and Non-industrialized Settings; P.F.W. Chien, P.W. Howie. 5. Breast Milk Transmission of Viral Disease; E.R. Stiehm, M.A. Keller. 6. Breast Milk Decreases the Risk of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis; A.M. Kosloske. 7. The Protective Properties of Milk and Colostrum in Non-Human Species; I. Tizard. 8. Mammary Gland Defense: The Role of Colostrum, Milk and Involution Secretion; C.M. Fetherston, et al. Part III: Passively Transferred Anti-infectious Agents of Milk. 9. Colostrum and Milk in the Treatment of Disease; S. Hosseini, et al. 10. The Role of Human Milk Secretory IgA in Protecting Infants from Bacterial Enteritis; M. Noguera-Obenza, T.G. Cleary. 11. Chemistry of Milk Mucins and their Anti-Microbial Action; H. Schroten. 12. Antimicrobial Actions of Lactoferrin; R. Chierici. 13. The Antimicrobial Function of Milk Lipids; C.E. Isaacs. 14. The Antimicrobial and Immunomodulating Actions of Milk Leukocytes; G. Riedel-Caspari. Part IV: Activity of Milk in Promoting Development of Immunocompetence in the Suckling Neonate. 15.Maturation of Immunocompetence in Breast-fed vs. Formula-fed Infants; U.I. Dahlgren, et al. 16. Milk Components with Immunomodulatory Potential; S.M. Filteau. 17. Dietary Whey Proteins and Immunocompetence in the Post-weaning Stages of Life; C.W. Wong. Part V: External Influences on Defense Components of Milk. 18. Maternal Modulation of Specific and Non-specific Immune Components of Colostrum and Mature Milk; P.E. Hartmann, et al. 19. Milk Banking: The Influence of Storage Procedures and Subsequent Processing on Immunologic Components of Human Milk; R.A. Lawrence. Index.