Early immune development

The rapid development of the immune system during embryogenesis and in the early postnatal period is influenced by microbes and nutrition which may have long term effects.

The immune system develops rapidly during embryogenesis and in the early period after birth. We study the hematopoietic development in mice strains, how microbes and nutrients affect the immune development and how this in turn affects the development of diseases, e.g. Type 1 diabetes and propensity to infectious diseases.

Much of these activities are part of the research taking place in the Neomune Centre. In addition, we are involved in human trials assessing the development of the immune system in newborn infants and in 9-12 months old infants given probiotic bacteria (Probicomb project).