A synbiotic intervention modulates meta-omics signatures of gut redox potential and acidity in elective caesarean born infants

• Main Authors: Lay, Christophe, Chu, Collins Wenhan, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Acerbi, Enzo, Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, de Sessions, Paola Florez, Jie, Song, Ho, Eliza, Kok, Yee Jiun, Bi, Xuezhi, Chen, Shuwen, Mak, Shi Ya, Chua, Mei Chien, Goh, Anne E. N., Chiang, Wen Chin, Rao, Rajeshwar, Chaithongwongwatthana, Surasith, Khemapech, Nipon, Chongsrisawat, Voranush, Martin, Rocio, JULIUS Study Group, Guus Roeselers, Ho, Ying Swan, Hibberd, Martin L., Schuster, Stephan Christoph, Knol, Jan
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Microbiome; Infant
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153948
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The compromised gut microbiome that results from C-section birth has been hypothesized as a risk factor for the development of non-communicable diseases (NCD). In a double-blind randomized controlled study, 153 infants born by elective C-section received an infant formula supplemented with either sy...