There has been a lot of controversy concerning the physiological significance of the
complement system in human breast‐milk. This is mainly due to the observation that human …

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

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 …

Bactericidal and hemolytic complement activities were investigated in 51 quarter milk
samples of 13 cows in late lactation. Hemolytic activity was in all of the samples but one …

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

Bovine milk is generally considered to be almost devoid of complement, on the basis of
undetectable hemolytic activity, unless inflammation recruits plasma components. This study …

Little is known about the physiological roles and contribution of the human breast-milk
complement system in the protection of both the maternal mammary gland and the nursing …

The bactericidal action of serum is one of the mechanisms protecting higher organisms from
infection by gram-negative bacteria. Complement (C) activation by the classical or …

Bacterial inhibitors in milk are reviewed under the headings: complement mediated
bactericidal activity of specific antibodies in colostrum and postcolostral milk; inhibition of …

Milk contains a number of immunoprotective and antimicrobial agents, aimed at the
protection of the newborn animal. It contains specific immunoglobulins as well as non …