METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE CAUSED BY CHORIOAMNIONITIS

摘要

The invention is in the field of medical treatments. In particular it provides means and methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease, in particular in a fetal or newborn animal. The invention provides means and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing adverse intestinal outcome as a consequence of chorioamnionitis, wherein the composition is administered to a fetal or a newborn animal. More in particular, the invention provides a method for the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis of the fetal gut caused by chorioamnionitis wherein a suitable dose of IL-2 is administered to a fetal or a newborn animal.