Objective and Design: It has long been observed that the human milk possesses significant
anti-inflammatory properties, while simultaneously protecting the infant against many …

Several natural components abundant in the fluid phase of human breast‐milk have been
shown to be inhibitors of complement activation in vitro, particularly the classical pathway …

The complement system plays an important role in a host's defence mechanisms, such as in
immune bacteriolysis, neutralization of viruses, immune adherence, immunoconglutination …

Complement components in breast milk may enhance the local immune response in the gut
of infants. In this study, we investigated the expression of complement genes in the …

The importance of colostrum for the growth and health of newborn offspring is well known. In
bovine colostrum, the antibody (immunoglobulin) complement system provides a major …

The availability of techniques for establishment of primary, long term monolayers of breast
milk macrophages and blood monocytes permitted a direct comparison of biosynthetic …

The levels of complement fractions C3 and C4 were assayed in human milk in a classic
nephelometric assay adapted to this secretion. Concentrations of these molecules were …

While the Complement protein system in human milk is well characterised, there is little
information on its presence and activity in bovine milk. Complement forms part of the innate …

The mammary gland of dairy cows, which is prone to infection by various bacteria, mobilizes
local and systemic immune defenses to cope with pathogens. The complement system plays …

An hypothesis was developed which predicts that human milk protects against infections of
the alimentary tract of the breast‐fed infant by non‐inflammatory mechanisms. Human milk is …