Lung cancer: Biology and treatment options

H Lemjabbar-Alaoui, OUI Hassan, YW Yang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in men and women in the US
and worldwide. About 90% of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking and the use of …

Immunotherapy for lung cancer

A Steven, SA Fisher, BW Robinson - Respirology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment of lung cancer remains a challenge, and lung cancer is still the leading
cause of cancer‐related mortality. Immunotherapy has previously failed in lung cancer but …

Potential role of bioactive peptides in prevention and treatment of chronic diseases: A narrative review

AFG Cicero, F Fogacci, A Colletti - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few years, increasing interest has been directed to bioactive peptides of animal
and plant origin: in particular, researchers have focused their attention on their mechanisms …

Lactoferrin's anti-cancer properties: Safety, selectivity, and wide range of action

A Cutone, L Rosa, G Ianiro, MS Lepanto… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite recent advances in cancer therapy, current treatments, including radiotherapy,
chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, although beneficial, present attendant side effects and …

Lactoferrin a multiple bioactive protein: an overview

IA García-Montoya, TS Cendón… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Lactoferrin (Lf) is an 80kDa iron-binding glycoprotein of the transferrin
family. It is abundant in milk and in most biological fluids and is a cell-secreted molecule that …

Neutrophils: Cinderella of innate immune system

V Kumar, A Sharma - International immunopharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Neutrophils are the first line of innate immune defense against infectious diseases.
However, since their discovery by Elie Metchnikoff, they have always been considered …

Lactoferrin and its detection methods: A review

Y Zhang, C Lu, J Zhang - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactoferrin (LF) is one of the major functional proteins in maintaining human health due to its
antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activities. Abnormal levels of LF in …

Lactoferrin: Multifunctional roles of lactoferrin: A critical overview

PP Ward, E Paz, OM Conneely - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2005 - Springer
Lactoferrin (LF) is a member of the transferrin family that is expressed and secreted by
glandular epithelial cells and is found in the secondary granules of neutrophils. Originally …

Emerging health properties of whey proteins and their clinical implications

GW Krissansen - Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The nursery rhyme “Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet (small stool) eating her curds and
whey.…” is recognition of the fact that over the centuries “curds and whey”, the two major …

Lactoferrin research, technology and applications

H Wakabayashi, K Yamauchi, M Takase - International Dairy Journal, 2006 - Elsevier
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present in milk as well as other exocrine
secretions and neutrophil granules in mammals. Lactoferrin is considered to be an important …