Breast milk IgG: 'it does a baby good'.

Authors

Marion E G Brunck, Meera K Shenoy

Published in

Trends in immunology. Aug 19, 2026. Epub Aug 19, 2026.

Abstract

Maternal milk antibodies are garnering increasing interest. While IgA dominates the milk antibody literature, IgG is emerging as a critical source of protection for the hyporesponsive neonate against life-threatening infections and as an important factor in instructing developing immunity. In this forum article, we reframe milk IgG from a minor constituent to a central protagonist in vertically transmitted postnatal immunity.

PMID:
42618459
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 20 Aug 2026.

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