Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
5-24-2016
Patent Number
9345249
CPC
A23L 33/40 (20160801)
Abstract
Donor milk has become a standard of care for feeding preterm infants, particularly those with gestational ages of 34 weeks or less, whose mothers are not lactating or not producing sufficient milk quantities. However, prior to distribution, donor milk is required to undergo pasteurization, typically using the Holder method, which is believed to destroy immune proteins in the milk and denature many other proteins. Donor milk has been found to contain concentrations of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors, evidencing the value of donor milk over formula. In light of the findings, donor milk is supplemented with chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors that are found to be lower in the donor milk as compared to mother's own milk.
Application Number
14/739,769
Recommended Citation
Groer, Maureen E. and Ashmeade, Terri, "Method of supplementing cytokine, chemokine and growth factors in donor human milk" (2016). USF Patents. 870.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/870
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
2015-06-15
