2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Inhibitory effect of lactoferrin oral administration on infection with mouse cytomegarovirus.
| Project/Area Number |
20592607
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Lifelong developmental nursing
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIMIZU Keiko Tokai University, 健康科学部, 教授 (20056302)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | ラクトフェリン / サイトメガロウイルス / 感染防御 |
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| Research Abstract |
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein and has been demonstrated in milk, and has been reported to have a variety of biological functions. Lactoferiin injected intraperitoneally(ip) has exhibited the inhibitory effect on mouse cytomegarovirus ip infection in mice. In the present study, lactoferrin by oral administration exhibited inhibitory effect on oral infection with mouse cytomegalovirus.
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