Unlocking the power of Lactoferrin: Exploring its role in early life and its preventive potential for adult chronic diseases.
Food Res Int
; 182: 114143, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38519174
ABSTRACT
Nutrition during the early postnatal period exerts a profound impact on both infant development and later-life health. Breast milk, which contains lactoferrin, a dynamic protein, plays a crucial role in the growth of various biological systems and in preventing numerous chronic diseases. Based on the relationship between early infant development and chronic diseases later in life, this paper presents a review of the effects of lactoferrin in early life on neonates intestinal tract, immune system, nervous system, adipocyte development, and early intestinal microflora establishment, as well as the preventive and potential mechanisms of early postnatal lactoferrin against adult allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, depression, cancer, and obesity. Furthermore, we summarized the application status of lactoferrin in the early postnatal period and suggested directions for future research.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hipersensibilidad
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Lactoferrina
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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En
Revista:
Food Res Int
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
China