Xanthine oxidase-lactoperoxidase system and innate immunity: Biochemical actions and physiological roles
The innate immune system in mammals is the first-line defense that plays an important protective role against a wide spectrum of pathogens, especially during early life before the adaptive immune system develops. The enzymes xanthine oxidase (XO) and lactoperoxidase (LPO) are widely distributed in m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Redox Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231719316118 |