Lactoferrin: A Glycoprotein Involved in Immunomodulation, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Processes
Lactoferrin is an iron binding glycoprotein with multiple roles in the body. Its participation in apoptotic processes in cancer cells, its ability to modulate various reactions of the immune system, and its activity against a broad spectrum of pathogenic microorganisms, including respiratory viruses...
Main Authors: | Quintín Rascón-Cruz, Edward A. Espinoza-Sánchez, Tania S. Siqueiros-Cendón, Sayuri I. Nakamura-Bencomo, Sigifredo Arévalo-Gallegos, Blanca F. Iglesias-Figueroa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/1/205 |
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