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Lactoferrin is Part of the Foundation of Natural Immune Defense Against Bacterial & Viral Infection

The first function attributed to lactoferrin (Lf), an iron binding protein belonging to the non-immune natural defences, was antimicrobial activity...

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Iron, Natural Immunity, and Lactoferrin

Natural resistance to infection, which does not depend on antibiotics, is a powerful protective mechanism common to all mankind that...

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Lactoferrin Stops the Weed-like Growth of Candida

BACKGROUND: Because the human lactoferrin-derived peptide, hLF(1-11), exerts potent in vitro candidacidal activity, we investigated whether it displays antifungal activity...

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Molecular Anylysis Showing How Lactoferrin Disrupts Candida

Human lactoferrin (hLf) induced an apoptosis-like phenotype in Candida albicans cells, which includes phosphatidylserine externalization, nuclear chromatin condensation, DNA degradation,...

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Lactoferrin Boosts Effectiveness of Anti-Fungal Drugs and Antibiotics

Neonatal sepsis causes significant mortality and morbidity. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and Candida frequently cause neonatal sepsis at >72 h of...

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Lactoferrin Disrupts Cell Membrane of Candida and E. Coli

Antimicrobial peptides allegedly exert their action on microbial membranes. Bovine lactoferrin enfold two antimicrobial domains, lactoferricin B (LFcin B) and...

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Animal Experiment Proves Lactoferrin Reduces Oral Candida

Therapeutic activity against oral candidiasis of orally administered bovine lactoferrin (LF), a multifunctional milk protein, was shown in a previous...

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Low Salivary Lactoferrin Assoicated with Candida Overgrowth in the Mouth

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial peptides in saliva appear to play a crucial role in the regulation of oral Candida growth, and study...

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Lactoferrin in Saliva Helps Control Candida

To examine the local regulation of oral Candida albicans growth, we examined non-stimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates (SFRs) and...

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