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Formula diet driven microbiota shifts tryptophan metabolism from serotonin to tryptamine in neonatal porcine colon

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2017

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Manish Kumar Saraf, Brian D. Piccolo, Anne K. Bowlin, Kelly E. Mercer, Tanya LeRoith, Sree V. Chintapalli, Kartik Shankar, Thomas M. Badger, Laxmi Yeruva
Microbiome

Abstract

Our data confirm that formula diet alters the colon microbiota and appears to shift tryptophan metabolism from serotonin to tryptamine, which may lead to greater histamine levels and risk of allergies in infants.

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