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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2025

Exploring human milk oligosaccharides: mechanisms linking gut function to cognitive development in human and pig physiology.

Wentian Li, Allan Gunn, Xiaoming Zheng, Jingyi Ma, Nan Sheng, Bing Wang

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Wentian LiGulbali Institute for Agricultural Water and Environment, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
Allan GunnGulbali Institute for Agricultural Water and Environment, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
Xiaoming ZhengGulbali Institute for Agricultural Water and Environment, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
Jingyi MaNutrition Research Institute, Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, China.
Nan ShengNutrition Research Institute, Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, China.
Bing WangGulbali Institute for Agricultural Water and Environment, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are emerging as key modulators of host physiology, with growing evidence supporting their role in shaping gut microbial communities and influencing neurocognitive outcomes. This review critically examines the impact of HMOs on gut health and behavioral responses, focusing on the complex relationship between HMOs and host physiology in both human and pigs. Given their anatomical, physiological, and microbiome similarities to humans, pigs serve as a valuable translational model for investigating the functional roles of HMOs. We summarize experimental methodologies employed in HMO research and highlight findings that demonstrate HMO-induced alterations in microbial diversity, gut integrity, and cognitive performance. Potential mechanisms of action, including gut-brain axis signaling, immune modulation, and microbial metabolite production, are explored. This review concludes by identifying current knowledge gaps and proposing future research directions aimed at elucidating HMO structure-function relationships, with implications for advancing both human nutrition and animal health.

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behavioral outcomescognitive functiongut microbiomehuman oligosaccharidespig physiology

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PMID41459062
PMCPMC12742217

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