LYZ, lysozyme, 4069

N. diseases: 178; N. variants: 8
Disease: Intestinal infectious disease (disorder) ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0178238
Disease: Intestinal infectious disease (disorder)
Intestinal infectious disease (disorder) 		0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE Consumption of breast milk has been shown to prevent intestinal infections and is a recommended treatment for infants with diarrhea.<b>Objective:</b> This study aimed to examine the ability of lysozyme-rich goat milk to prevent intestinal infection.<b>Methods:</b> Six-week-old Hampshire-Yorkshire pigs were assigned to treatment groups balanced for weight, sex, and litter and were fed milk from nontransgenic control goats (GM group) or human lysozyme transgenic goats (hLZM group) for 2 wk before they were challenged with porcine-specific enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ETEC). 28954839 2017