Immune Health Gut Check #3

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For infants on bottle formula, the inclusion of essential fatty acids (EFAs) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) may experience improved immunity, including respiratory health, according to research from the Retina Foundation of the Southwest.7 Infants receiving a routine cow's milk formula supplemented with DHA and ARA (as Enfamil® LIPIL®, from Mead Johnson Nutrition) within the first week of life through month 12 were reviewed by nurses for URI, wheezing, asthma, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, otitis media, sinusitis, atopic dermatitis (AD) and urticaria. The DHA/ARA-fortified formula group had significantly lower odds for developing URI, wheezing/asthma, wheezing/asthma/AD or any allergy, while the control formula (no DHA or ARA) subjects experienced a shorter time until first diagnosis of URI, wheezing/asthma or any allergy.

A refined whey extract derived from bovine milk via a proprietary process contains more than 60 important immune communication peptides and other molecules occurring in natural balance. This lacteal complex, Ai/E10®, from Health Technology Resource, is produced by administering specific antigens in the teat canals of cows, which then produce an array of compounds that can engage and deal with the antigens; these include defensin, granulysin, IPSF, lactoferrin, cathelicidin, transfer factors, granulins, perforins, chemokines, minicytokines and GM‐CSF.

In unpublished studies conducted at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Ai/E10 demonstrated an ability to modulate various aspects of immune function. In one trial, 20 adults (aged 20 to 61 years) received either 200 mg Ai/E10 or placebo capsules three times per day for 15 days, and blood draw and analysis were completed before and after the intervention period. Seven of 10 Ai/E10 subjects had significant increases in NK cells, TNF and phagocytic index (PI) or macrophage activity. Five of 10 control subjects had TNF increases, four had PI increases, and four had PI increases.

In another Arizona trial in 12 adults (mean age of 43 years), 100 mg Ai/E10 three times per day significantly elevated NK cell activity from baseline levels. There was also a significant reduction in the numerical value average of symptoms per participant from the baseline, when comparing the average from the beginning and the end of the study.

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