One of Two Human Lactoferrin Variants Exhibits Increased Antibacterial and Transcriptional Activation Activities and Is Associated with Localized Juvenile Periodontitis

The iron-binding protein lactoferrin is a ubiquitous and abundant constituent of human exocrine secretions. Lactoferrin inhibits bacterial growth by sequestering essential iron and also exhibits non-iron-dependent antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulato...

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Main Authors: Velliyagounder, Kabilan, Kaplan, Jeffrey B., Furgang, David, Legarda, Diana, Diamond, Gill, Parkin, Ruth E., Fine, Daniel H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC219577/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14573629
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.71.11.6141-6147.2003
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