"Lactoferrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An iron-binding protein that was originally characterized as a milk protein. It is widely distributed in secretory fluids and is found in the neutrophilic granules of LEUKOCYTES. The N-terminal part of lactoferrin possesses a serine protease which functions to inactivate the TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM used by bacteria to export virulence proteins for host cell invasion.
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D007781
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D08.811.277.656.300.760.471 D08.811.277.656.959.350.471 D12.776.157.427.750.249 D12.776.256.626.816.500.507 D12.776.377.457.507 D12.776.395.507 D12.776.556.579.750.249
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactoferrin" by people in Profiles.
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Antibacterial and Anti-biofilm Activity of the Human Breast Milk Glycoprotein Lactoferrin against Group B Streptococcus. Chembiochem. 2021 06 15; 22(12):2124-2133.
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Group B Streptococcus Induces Neutrophil Recruitment to Gestational Tissues and Elaboration of Extracellular Traps and Nutritional Immunity. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2017; 7:19.
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Unique host iron utilization mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori revealed with iron-deficient chemically defined media. Infect Immun. 2010 May; 78(5):1841-9.
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Pattern of nasal secretions during experimental influenza virus infection. Rhinology. 1996 Mar; 34(1):2-8.
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Differentiation and growth modulation of chronic myelogenous leukemia cells by bryostatin. Cancer Res. 1990 Sep 01; 50(17):5520-5.