| abstract |
Disclosed is a method of inhibiting inflammation in a subject comprising administration of milk oligosaccharides or glycoconjugates containing milk oligosaccharides. One aspect of the invention provides an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more milk-derived oligosaccharides or one or more glycoconjugates comprising the oligosaccharides in a subject in need thereof. A method of inhibiting inflammation by administering The milk-derived oligosaccharide comprises a first sugar unit located at the non-reducing end of the oligosaccharide (ie, fucose, galactose, mannose, or sialic acid), and a second sugar unit directly linked to the first sugar unit (Ie, galactose, glucose, mannose, or N-acetylglucosamine). |