ArticleScientific reports2017
Extraordinarily potent proinflammatory properties of lactoferrin-containing immunocomplexes against human monocytes and macrophages.
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- The immunomodulatory effects of lactoferrin and its derived peptides on NF-κB signaling pathway: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Pooled it
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- Live attenuated influenza vaccine with low proportions of defective interfering particles elicits robust immunogenicity and cross-protection.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Cellular and molecular features of acute myeloid leukemia investigation based on single-cell RNA sequencing.Cancer cell international · 2025Article
- Key Common Genes with LTF and MMP9 Between Sepsis and Relapsed B-Cell Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Treatment of bacterial biothreat agents with a novel purified bioactive lactoferrin affects both growth and biofilm formation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Integrated analysis of blood DNA methylation, genetic variants, circulating proteins, microRNAs, and kidney failure in type 1 diabetes.Science translational medicine · 2024Article
- Study on gene expression in the liver at various developmental stages of human embryos.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- A cytotoxic effect of human lactoferrin fusion with Fc domain of IgG.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2023Article
- Molecular mimicry of the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: from the interaction of spike-specific antibodies with transferrin and lactoferrin to the antiviral effects of human recombinant lactoferrin.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2023Article
- Potential plasma biomarkers at low altitude for prediction of acute mountain sickness.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Morphologic Analysis of M2 Macrophage in Glioblastoma: Involvement of Macrophage Extracellular Traps (METs).Acta histochemica et cytochemica · 2022Article
- Identifying novel mechanisms of abdominal aortic aneurysmFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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- Small extracellular vesicles derived from interferon-γ pre-conditioned mesenchymal stromal cells effectively treat liver fibrosis.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2021Article
- Salivary Immunoglobulin Gamma-3 Chain C Is a Promising Noninvasive Biomarker for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Lactoferrin: A Glycoprotein Involved in Immunomodulation, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Processes.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Lactoferrin-containing immunocomplex mediates antitumor effects by resetting tumor-associated macrophages to M1 phenotype.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2020Article
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Abstract
Lactoferrin (LTF), an important first line defense molecule against infection, is a common target for humoral autoimmune reactions in humans. Since LTF is a multifunctional protein capable of activating innate immune cells via various surface receptors, we hypothesized that LTF-containing immune complexes (ICs) (LTF-ICs), likely formed in patients with high titer anti-LTF autoantibodies, could possess unique monocyte/macrophage-activating properties compared with other ICs. ELISA analysis on serum samples from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (n = 80) and healthy controls (n = 35) for anti-LTF autoantibodies confirmed a positive correlation between circulating LTF-specific IgG and RA. ICs between human LTF and LTF-specific IgG purified from patient sera or immunized rabbits and mice, but not control ICs, LTF or Abs alone, elicited strong production of TNF-α and IL-1β by freshly fractionated human peripheral blood monocytes and monocytes-derived macrophages. Furthermore, LTF-ICs utilized both membrane-anchored CD14 and CD32a (FcγRIIa) to trigger monocyte activation in an internalization-, Toll-like receptor (TLR)4- and TLR9-dependent manner, and also that LTF-IC-induced cytokine production was blocked by specific inhibitors of caspase-1, NF-κB and MAPK. These results uncover a possible pathway for LTF-ICs perpetuating local inflammation and contributing to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases by triggering activation of infiltrating monocytes or tissue macrophages in vivo.
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