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 …

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

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

The contribution of the alternative pathway of complement activation to the capacity of
normal milk to deposit C3 fragments on bacteria was tested by attempting to block C3 …

Infusion of zymosan‐activated plasma (ZAP), a source of activated complement, induced
inflammation in non‐lactating mammary glands but not in lactating glands of ewes and …

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

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 …

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 chemistry and biology of protective factors in human milk are discussed. The main
immunological components of human milk are considered briefly, including: Lactobacillus …

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 …