The lactoferrin phenomenon—a miracle molecule

P Kowalczyk, K Kaczyńska, P Kleczkowska… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Numerous harmful factors that affect the human body from birth to old age cause many
disturbances, eg, in the structure of the genome, inducing cell apoptosis and their …

Lactoferrin, a multi-functional glycoprotein: Active therapeutic, drug nanocarrier & targeting ligand

AO Elzoghby, MA Abdelmoneem, IA Hassanin… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in protein-based nanomedicine, inspired by the success of Abraxane®
albumin-paclitaxel nanoparticles, have resulted in novel therapeutics used for treatment of …

Iron in neurodegeneration–cause or consequence?

A Ndayisaba, C Kaindlstorfer… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Iron dyshomeostasis can cause neuronal damage to iron-sensitive brain regions.
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation reflects a group of disorders caused by iron …

Lactoferrin in aseptic and septic inflammation

MS Lepanto, L Rosa, R Paesano, P Valenti, A Cutone - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin (Lf), a cationic glycoprotein able to chelate two ferric irons per molecule, is
synthesized by exocrine glands and neutrophils. Since the first anti-microbial function …

[HTML][HTML] The PI3K-AKT pathway: A plausible therapeutic target in Parkinson's disease

A Goyal, A Agrawal, A Verma, N Dubey - Experimental and Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive and multifactorial neurodegenerative disease,
characterized by the loss of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Numerous pathological …

Can we treat neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease?

S Sánchez-Sarasúa, I Fernández-Pérez… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), considered the most common type of dementia, is characterized
by a progressive loss of memory, visuospatial, language and complex cognitive abilities. In …

Body fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease—an up-to-date overview

AF Bălașa, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration is a highly complex process which is associated with a variety of
molecular mechanisms related to ageing. Among neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's …

Decreased salivary lactoferrin levels are specific to Alzheimer's disease

M González-Sánchez, F Bartolome, D Antequera… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Evidences of infectious pathogens in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains may
suggest a deteriorated innate immune system in AD pathophysiology. We previously …

The potential role of ferroptosis in Alzheimer's disease

G Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Shen, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia, accounting for
approximately 60%–80% of all cases. Although much effort has been made over the years …

The functional role of lactoferrin in intestine mucosal immune system and inflammatory bowel disease

N Liu, G Feng, X Zhang, Q Hu, S Sun, J Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), is one of the main types of intestinal inflammatory diseases with intestine …