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ABDUL J. KHAN, MD; WARREN ROSENFELD, MD; RAMESH JHAVERI, MD; DELFOR SALAZAR, MD; HUGH E. EVANS, MD
Department of Pediatrics Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn State University of New York/Downstate Medical Center 555 Prospect PI Brooklyn, NY 11238

Am J Dis Child. 1980;134(10):1002.

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Sir.—The results and conclusion of a recent report on cells and aqueous component of human milk by Gene L. France and associates require comment (JOURNAL 134:147-152, 1980).

It has been documented that human milk cells are functionally competent.^1,2 They are capable of ingestion and killing of microorganisms.^1,2 The aqueous component, on the other hand, is complementary to the cells in providing opsonins.² In addition, we have demonstrated that the milk cells are capable of reducing nitro blue tetrazolium.^3,4 Using the colostric leukocytes, this has been confirmed by France et al. The latter investigators, however, have reported a lack of chemotactic factor or factors in aqueous milk and a lack of chemotactic migration capacity by milk cells. We recently determined (using a modified Boyden's technique^3,4) that milk cells obtained from 20 lactating women were capable of chemotactic migration in response to chemotactic factor or factors, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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