Advances in Lactoferrin Research

1. Three-Dimensional Structure of Lactoferrin: Implications for Function, Including Comparisons with Transferrin.- 2. Structures of Buffalo and Mare Lactoferrins: Similarities, Differences, and Flexibility.- 3. Direct Detection and Quantitative Determination of Bovine Lactoferricin and Lactoferrin Fragments in Human Gastric Contents by Affinity Mass Spectrometry.- 4. Analysis of Bovine Lactoferrin in Whey Using Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography (MEKC).- 5. Structural and Immunochemical Studies on Bovine Lactoferrin Fragments.- 6. Role of the First N-Terminal Basic Cluster of Human Lactoferrin (R2R3R4R) in the Interactions with the Jurkat Human Lymphoblastic T-Cells.- 7. Glycation Ligand Binding Motif in Lactoferrin: Implications in Diabetic Infection.- 8. Mouse Lactoferrin Gene: Promoter-Specific Regulation by EGF and cDNA Cloning of the EGF-Response-Element Binding Protein.- 9. Cloning of Human Genomic Lactoferrin Sequence and Expression in the Mammary Glands of Transgenic Animals.- 10. Expression of Human Lactoferrin in Transfected Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells.- 11. Restricted Spatiotemporal Expression of Lactoferrin during Murine Embryogenesis.- 12. Construction of Recombinant Chimeric Human Lactoferrin/Bovine Transferrins.- 13. The LDL-Receptor Family: Lactoferrin and Lipid Metabolism.- 14. Identification and Analysis of a Ca2+-Dependent Lactoferrin Receptor in Rat Liver: Lactoferrin Binds to the Asialoglycoprotein Receptor in a Galactose-Independent Manner.- 15. Bacterial Lactoferrin Receptors.- 16. Evidence for the Existence of a Surface Receptor(s) for Ferriclactoferrin and Ferrictransferrin Associated with the Plasma Membrane of the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania donovani.- 17. Lactoferrin Secretion into Mouse Milk: Development of Secretory Activity, the Localization of Lactoferrin in the Secretory Pathway, and Interactions of Lactoferrin with Milk Iron.- 18. Lactoferrin in Duodenal Aspirates during Childhood.- 19. Iron in Synovial Fluid: Removal by Lactoferrin and Relationship to Iron Regulatory Protein (IRP) Activity.- 20. The Gut: A Key Metabolic Organ Protected by Lactoferrin during Experimental Systemic Inflammation in Mice.- 21. The Antibacterial Activity of Lactoferrin and Neonatal E. coli Infections: A Selective and Critical Review.- 22. Host Defensive Effects of Orally Administered Bovine Lactoferrin.- 23. Antiviral Activity of Lactoferrin.- 24. Lactoferrin: Antiviral Activity of Lactoferrin.- 25. A Helical Region on Human Lactoferrin: Its Role in Antibacterial Pathogenesis.- 26. Interaction of Lactoferrin with Micrococcusspp. and Its Role in Antimicrobial Activity.- 27. Enhanced Anti-Candida Activity of Neutrophils and Azole Antifungal Agents in the Presence of Lactoferrin-Related Compounds.- 28. The Mechanism of in Vivo Bacteriostasis of Bovine Lactoferrin.- 29. The Main Systemic, Highly Effective, and Quickly Acting Antimicrobial Mechanisms Generated by Lactoferrin in Mammals inVivo: Activity in Health and Disease.- 30. Regulation by Lactoferrin of Epidermal Langerhans Cell Migration.- 31. Lactoferrin Stimulates the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in the Human Lymphoblastic T Jurkat Cell Line.- 32. Effects of Orally Administered Bovine Lactoferrin on the Immune System of Healthy Volunteers.- 33. Lactoferrin and Interleukin-6 Interaction in Amniotic Infection.- 34. Inhibition of Azoxymethane Initiated Colon Tumor and Aberrant Crypt Foci Development by Bovine Lactoferrin Administration in F344 Rats.- 35. Bovine Lactoferrin and LactoferricinTM Inhibit Tumor Metastasis in Mice.-36. Lactoferrin Is Synthesized by Mouse Brain Tissue and Its Expression Is Enhanced after MPTP Treatment.- 37. A Study of Lactoferrin and Antibodies against Lactoferrin in Neurological Diseases.- 38. Antibodies to Lactoferrin: A Possible Link between Cow’s Milk Intolerance and Autoimmune Disease.- 39. Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Anti-Lactoferrin Autoantibodies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.- 40. Effect of Lactoferrin on the Phagocytic Activity of Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes Isolated from Blood of Patients with Autoimmune Diseases and Staphylococcus Aureus Allergy.- 41. Lactoferrin: Its Role in Maturation and Function of Cells of the Immune System and Protection against Shock in Mice.- 42. Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Lactoferrin in Human Neoplastic Tissues.- 43. Summary.