The Protective and Long-Lasting Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Cognition in Mammals

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 3572
• Main Authors: Docq, Sylvia, Spoelder, Marcia, Wang, Wendan, Homberg, Judith R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.11.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: age; Animal cognition; Animals; Babies; Baby foods; Behavior, Animal - drug effects; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Brain - growth & development; Brain research; breast milk; cognition; Cognition - drug effects; Cognition - physiology; Cognitive development; Genes; Growth factors; Hippocampus - drug effects; Hippocampus - physiology; Humans; Immune system; infancy; Investigations; Learning - drug effects; Learning - physiology; Long-Term Potentiation - drug effects; Long-Term Potentiation - physiology; Mammals; Memory; Mice; Milk; Milk, Human - physiology; Nutrition research; oligosaccharides; Oligosaccharides - pharmacology; Oligosaccharides - physiology; Pathogens; Rats; Review; spatial memory; Spatial Memory - drug effects; Spatial Memory - physiology; Swine; brain development; long term potentiation; fucosyllactose; human milk oligosaccharides; sialyllactose; cognition; animal behaviour

Over the last few years, research indicated that Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) may serve to enhance cognition during development. HMOs hereby provide an exciting avenue in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms that contribute to cognitive development. Therefore, this review aims to summ...