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Stability and heterogeneity in the anti-microbiota reactivity of human milk-derived Immunoglobulin A.

ABSTRACT: Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is secreted into breast milk and is critical to both protecting against enteric pathogens and shaping the infant intestinal microbiota. The efficacy of breast milk-derived maternal IgA (BrmIgA) is dependent upon its specificity, however heterogeneity in BrmIgA binding ability to the infant microbiota is not known. Using a flow cytometric array, we analyzed the reactivity of BrmIgA against bacteria common to the infant microbiota and discovered substantial heterogeneity between all donors, independent of preterm or term delivery. We also observed intra-donor variability in the BrmIgA response to closely related bacterial isolates. Conversely, longitudinal analysis showed that the anti-bacterial BrmIgA reactivity was relatively stable through time, even between sequential infants, indicating that mammary gland IgA responses are durable. Together, our study demonstrates that the anti-bacterial BrmIgA reactivity displays inter-individual heterogeneity but intra-individual stability. These findings have important implications for how breast milk shapes the development of the infant microbiota and protects against Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

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We analyze the ability of breast milk-derived Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies to bind the infant intestinal microbiota. We discover that each mother secretes into their breast milk a distinct set of IgA antibodies that are stably maintained over time.

SUBMITTER: Johnson-Hence CB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10055037 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stability and heterogeneity in the anti-microbiota reactivity of human milk-derived Immunoglobulin A.

Johnson-Hence Chelseá B CB Gopalakrishna Kathyayini P KP Bodkin Darren D Coffey Kara E KE Burr Ansen H P AHP Rahman Syed S Rai Ali T AT Abbott Darryl A DA Sosa Yelissa A YA Tometich Justin T JT Das Jishnu J Hand Timothy W TW

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 20230320

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is secreted into breast milk and is critical to both protecting against enteric pathogens and shaping the infant intestinal microbiota. The efficacy of breast milk-derived maternal IgA (BrmIgA) is dependent upon its specificity, however heterogeneity in BrmIgA binding ability to the infant microbiota is not known. Using a flow cytometric array, we analyzed the reactivity of BrmIgA against bacteria common to the infant microbiota and discovered substantial heterogeneity bet ...[more]

PMID: 36993366

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Stability and heterogeneity in the anti-microbiota reactivity of human milk-derived Immunoglobulin A.

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Stability and heterogeneity in the anti-microbiota reactivity of human milk-derived Immunoglobulin A.

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