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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Main Authors: Saad S. Al-Shehri, John A. Duley, Nidhi Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231719316118