The Impact of Lactoferrin on the Growth of Intestinal Inhabitant Bacteria

Autor: Alan Vega-Bautista, Mireya de la Garza, Julio César Carrero, Rafael Campos-Rodríguez, Marycarmen Godínez-Victoria, Maria Elisa Drago-Serrano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 19, p 4707 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194707
Popis: Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding milk glycoprotein that promotes the growth of selected probiotic strains. The effect of Lf on the growth and diversification of intestinal microbiota may have an impact on several issues, including (i) strengthening the permeability of the epithelial cell monolayer, (ii) favoring the microbial antagonism that discourages the colonization and proliferation of enteric pathogens, (iii) enhancing the growth and maturation of cell-monolayer components and gut nerve fibers, and (iv) providing signals to balance the anti- and pro-inflammatory responses resulting in gut homeostasis. Given the beneficial role of probiotics, this contribution aims to review the current properties of bovine and human Lf and their derivatives in in vitro probiotic growth and Lf interplay with microbiota described in the piglet model. By using Lf as a component in pharmacological products, we may enable novel strategies that promote probiotic growth while conferring antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant microorganisms that cause life-threatening diseases, especially in neonates.
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