The influence of oligosaccharide-containing formula feeding on establishment of intestinal biocenosis and protective functions of child’s organism

Sergiy Nyankovsky
Olena Ivakhnenko
Lviv National Medical University
Danylo Halytskiy Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

Abstract

Dietary modulation of the intestinal microflora and immune response is one of the important prob-lems in the nutritional sciences today. Human milk oligosaccharides play an important role in postnatal development of the intestinal flora and protective functions of child's organism. The present review sum-marizes the data of experimental research and clinical studies concerning the possible effects of probiotic mixture of galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides in Ukraine. The data demonstrate that prebiotic oligosaccharides such as studied mixture provide beneficial effects for formula fed infants. The results from several studies in Ukraine demonstrate that probiotic oligosaccharides stimulate the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, reduce the growth of pathogens, decrease faecal pH, normalize the stool consistency and modulate immune system as human milk does. 
 

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