Lactoferrin and its role in wound healing /

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Author / Creator:	Takayama, Yoshiharu.
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, c2012.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 107 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Wound healing. Lactoferrin -- Therapeutic use. Wound healing.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8871641

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ISBN:	9789400724679 (electronic bk.) 9400724675 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family. It acts as a defense in host animals against microbes and viruses, since it has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and antiviral activities. Lactoferrin has been shown to regulate the growth and differentiation of many types of cells. The results of recent studies indicate that lactoferrin is a potent regulator of dermal fibroblasts, and promotes cutaneous wound healing. The collagen gel contraction, a model of wound contraction during wound healing process, and migration of human fibroblasts were enhanced by lacto

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