ReviewNutrients2021
Diverse Immune Effects of Bovine Colostrum and Benefits in Human Health and Disease.
Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutics effects of bovine colostrum applications on gastrointestinal diseases: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Therapeutic Potential of Bovine Colostrum- and Milk-Derived Exosomes in Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Future Perspectives.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The multifunctional role of bovine colostrum in managing diabetes: clinical insights and potential therapeutic effects.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Clinical Applications of Bovine Colostrum in GastrointestinaI Disorders: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Enhancement of NK Cell Cytotoxic Activity and Immunoregulatory Effects of a Natural Product Supplement Across a Wide Age Span: A 30-Day In Vivo Human Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of Chicken Egg Powder, Bovine Colostrum, and Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The Variability of the Salivary Antimicrobial Peptide Profile: Impact of Lifestyle.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Science and Faith to Understand Milk Bioactivity for Infants.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Bovine colostrum supplementation as a new perspective in depression and substance use disorder treatment: a randomized placebo-controlled study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Intestine Health and Barrier Function in Fattening Rabbits Fed Bovine Colostrum.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Evaluating Prophylactic Effect of Bovine Colostrum on Intestinal Barrier Function in Zonulin Transgenic Mice: A Transcriptomic Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Understanding the Immunomodulatory Effects of Bovine Colostrum: Insights into IL-6/IL-10 Axis-Mediated Inflammatory Control.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Bovine Colostrum: Human and Animal Health Benefits or Route Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance-One Health Perspective.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Review
- Potential Pathogenic Impact of Cow's Milk Consumption and Bovine Milk-Derived Exosomal MicroRNAs in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Evaluation of Parity Effect on Characteristics and Minerals in Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Colostrum and Mature Milk.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Colostrum Proteins in Protection against Therapy-Induced Injuries in Cancer Chemo- and Radiotherapy: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Immunomodulatory Effects of Modified Bovine Colostrum, Whey, and Their Combination with Other Natural Products: Effects on Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2023Article
- Prophylactic Effect of Bovine Colostrum on Intestinal Microbiota and Behavior in Wild-Type and Zonulin Transgenic Mice.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The health benefits of bovine colostrum have extensively been studied, including immune effects mediated by immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, and casein, as well as by certain growth factors. Some of these effects are not directly related to the absorption of proteins from the intestinal tract. The ingestion of BC can modulate the function of subsets of lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells and increase regulatory cytokines such as interleukin 10. In this review, we predominantly focused on evidence from human studies on benefits in health and disease. This review highlights that clear evidence of the prevention of infectious diseases in pre-term infants such as necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal sepsis or prevention of cancer metastasis is lacking. This is clearly an area where translational science has to be strengthened, taking the considerable evidence from numerous ex vivo studies on cells and tissues and from animal interventions. The review focuses predominantly on human data.
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