Lactoferrin and free secretory component of human milk inhibit the adhesion of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to HeLa cells

Andréa Nascimento de Araújo, Loreny Gimenes Giugliano

BMC Microbiology · 2001 · 69 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

This study demonstrated that the immunoglobulin fraction, the free secretory component and lactoferrin of human milk inhibit EPEC adhesion to HeLa cells. These results indicate that fSC and Lf may be important non-specific defence factors against EPEC infections.

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