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Immunoregulatory role of lactoferrin-lipopolysaccharide interactions
- Source :
- BioMetals. 23:387-397
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.
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Abstract
- Lactoferrin (Lf) is a mammalian exclusive protein widely distributed in milk and exocrine secretions exhibiting multifunctional properties. Many of the proven or proposed functions of Lf, apart from its iron binding activity, depend on its capacity to bind to other macromolecules. Lf can bind and sequester lipopolysaccharide (LPS), thus preventing pro-inflammatory pathway activation, sepsis and tissue damage. However, the interplay between Lf and LPS is complex, and may result in different outcomes, including both suppression of the inflammatory response and immune activation. These findings are critically relevant in the development of Lf-based therapeutic interventions in humans. Understanding the molecular basis and functional consequences of Lf-LPS interaction will provide insights for determining its role in health and disease.
- Subjects :
- Lipopolysaccharides
Lipopolysaccharide
biology
Lactoferrin
Inflammatory response
Metals and Alloys
Inflammation
medicine.disease
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Biomaterials
Sepsis
Exocrine secretion
chemistry.chemical_compound
Immune system
chemistry
Immunology
medicine
biology.protein
Animals
Humans
medicine.symptom
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
immune response
inflammation
lactoferrin
lipopolysaccharide
Immune activation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15728773 and 09660844
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMetals
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6d8798ed6867ec98bd0b7abdbe228bfd