Immunomodulatory effects of lactoferrin

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 557-566

  Siqueiros Cendón, Tania ^a   Arévalo Gallegos, Sigifredo ^a   Iglesias Figueroa, Blanca Flor ^a   García Montoya, Isui Abril ^a   Salazar Martínez, José ^b   Rascón Cruz, Quintín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^b Proteo Muuu Technologies de México   (Mexico)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; glycoprotein; immunomodulator; lactoferrin; transferring

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LACTOFERRIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTIFICIAL MILK; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; COLOSTRUM; DENDRITIC CELL; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; MACROPHAGE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PATHOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SPECIES; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LACTOFERRIN;

EID: 84924355612     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aps.2013.200     Document Type: Review

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