Ziomkiewicz Anna, Apanasewicz Anna, Danel Dariusz P, Babiszewska Magdalena, Piosek Magdalena, Orczyk-Pawiłowicz Magdalena
Laboratory of Anthropology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Weigla 12, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.
Nutrients. 2021 May 29;13(6):1857. doi: 10.3390/nu13061857.
Possible alterations of maternal immune function due to psychological stress may reflect immunoactive factor levels in breast milk. This study aimed to assess the association between maternal distress and breast milk levels of secretory IgA (SIgA), IgM, IgG, and lactoferrin (LF). We hypothesized that this association is moderated by maternal social support achieved from others during lactation. The study group included 103 lactating mothers and their healthy five-month-old infants. Maternal distress was determined based on the State Anxiety Inventory and the level of salivary cortisol. Social support was assessed using the Berlin Social Support Scales. Breast milk samples were collected to test for SIgA, IgM, IgG, and LF using the ELISA method. Milk immunoactive factors were regressed against maternal anxiety, social support, salivary cortisol, and infant gestational age using the general regression model. Maternal anxiety was negatively associated with milk levels of LF (β = -0.23, = 0.028) and SIgA (β = -0.30, = 0.004), while social support was positively associated with milk IgG (β = 0.25, = 0.017). Neither anxiety nor social support were related to milk IgM. No association was found between the level of maternal salivary cortisol and immunoactive factors in milk. Our results suggest that maternal psychological wellbeing and social support may affect milk immune properties.
心理压力导致的母亲免疫功能的可能改变可能反映在母乳中的免疫活性因子水平上。本研究旨在评估母亲的心理困扰与母乳中分泌型IgA(SIgA)、IgM、IgG和乳铁蛋白(LF)水平之间的关联。我们假设这种关联会受到母亲在哺乳期从他人那里获得的社会支持的调节。研究组包括103名哺乳期母亲及其健康的五个月大婴儿。根据状态焦虑量表和唾液皮质醇水平确定母亲的心理困扰。使用柏林社会支持量表评估社会支持。收集母乳样本,采用酶联免疫吸附测定法检测SIgA、IgM、IgG和LF。使用一般回归模型,将母乳免疫活性因子与母亲焦虑、社会支持、唾液皮质醇和婴儿胎龄进行回归分析。母亲焦虑与母乳LF水平(β = -0.23,P = 0.028)和SIgA水平(β = -0.30,P = 0.004)呈负相关,而社会支持与母乳IgG水平呈正相关(β = 0.25,P = 0.017)。焦虑和社会支持均与母乳IgM无关。未发现母亲唾液皮质醇水平与母乳中的免疫活性因子之间存在关联。我们的结果表明,母亲的心理健康和社会支持可能会影响母乳的免疫特性。