Korean J Clin Pathol.
1999 Dec;19(6):612-616.
Comparison of Immunoglobulin Levels in Serum between Breast- and Formula-fed Newborns
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University
- 2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
It had been well known that breast feeding to infants has many advantages and benefits comparing to formula feeding. So, We performed this study to clarify the relationship between immunoglobulin (Ig) levels and diet during newborn period.
METHODS
We measured the levels of IgG, IgA and IgM by Array 360 System (Beckman Instruments, CA, U.S.A). Subjects were 29 breast-fed and 13 formula-fed newborns. We evaluated the results and analyzed the change of concentrations of IgG, IgA and IgM according to diet, sex and postnatal period.
RESULTS
The levels of IgG, IgA and IgM in breast-fed newborns at postnatal 1-day were higher than formula-fed newborns, but the levels of Ig G and Ig A in formula-fed newborns at postnatal 30-day were higher than breast-fed newborns.
CONCLUSIONS
There was no clinical signficance in the difference of IgG, IgA and IgM levels according to diet, sex and postnatal period, respectively.
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