Mucosal defense and maturation of intestinal/lung function in preterm infants

摘要

The present invention is selected from the group consisting of α-defensin, β-defensin, cathelicidin, lactoferrin/lactofericin and lysozyme and/or GLP-2 or GLP-2 analogs in premature infants, or in mothers due to preterm birth. A method of preventing cytokine storms by maturing mucosal defenses and rebalancing the immune system, comprising administering at least one antimicrobial peptide orally and/or intrapulmonally and/or subcutaneously; It relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enteritis, acute and long-term diarrhea, short bowel syndrome, respiratory diseases, respiratory infections, respiratory failure, neurodevelopmental injury and ectopic growth restriction.