@article{7c61a549eecf49c1be45f3b6c61e006c,
title = "Effects of microbiota-directed foods in gnotobiotic animals and undernourished children",
abstract = "To examine the contributions of impaired gut microbial community development to childhood undernutrition, we combined metabolomic and proteomic analyses of plasma samples with metagenomic analyses of fecal samples to characterize the biological state of Bangladeshi children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as they transitioned, after standard treatment, to moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) with persistent microbiota immaturity. Host and microbial effects of microbiota-directed complementary food (MDCF) prototypes targeting weaning-phase bacterial taxa underrepresented in SAM and MAM microbiota were characterized in gnotobiotic mice and gnotobiotic piglets colonized with age- and growth-discriminatory bacteria. A randomized, double-blind controlled feeding study identified a lead MDCF that changes the abundances of targeted bacteria and increases plasma biomarkers and mediators of growth, bone formation, neurodevelopment, and immune function in children with MAM.",
author = "Gehrig, {Jeanette L.} and Siddarth Venkatesh and Chang, {Hao Wei} and Hibberd, {Matthew C.} and Kung, {Vanderlene L.} and Jiye Cheng and Chen, {Robert Y.} and Sathish Subramanian and Cowardin, {Carrie A.} and Meier, {Martin F.} and David O{\textquoteright}Donnell and Michael Talcott and Spears, {Larry D.} and Semenkovich, {Clay F.} and Bernard Henrissat and Giannone, {Richard J.} and Hettich, {Robert L.} and Olga Ilkayeva and Michael Muehlbauer and Newgard, {Christopher B.} and Christopher Sawyer and Head, {Richard D.} and Rodionov, {Dmitry A.} and Arzamasov, {Aleksandr A.} and Leyn, {Semen A.} and Osterman, {Andrei L.} and Hossain, {Md Iqbal} and Munirul Islam and Nuzhat Choudhury and Sarker, {Shafiqul Alam} and Sayeeda Huq and Imteaz Mahmud and Ishita Mostafa and Mustafa Mahfuz and Barratt, {Michael J.} and Tahmeed Ahmed and Gordon, {Jeffrey I.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1126/science.aau4732",
language = "English",
volume = "365",
journal = "Science",
issn = "0036-8075",
publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",
number = "6449",
}