ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
To Boost or to Reset: The Role of Lactoferrin in Energy Metabolism.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Lactoferrin in Obese Children and Adolescents with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study.Paediatric drugs · 2026Trial
- Lactoferrin as a Non-Hormonal Therapeutic Candidate for Endometriosis: Mechanisms and Future Directions.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Review
- Hydrolyzed Milk-Derived Peptides Promote Erythropoietin Pathways and Hematologic Recovery: A Cross-Species Analysis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lactoferrin-A Regulator of Iron Homeostasis and Its Implications in Cancer.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Multidimensional health status and its impact on health care consumption behavior among elderly people with chronic diseases: evidence from CHARLS in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Role of lactoferrin and its derived peptides in metabolic syndrome treatment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Direct and indirect regulation of bone metabolism by lactoferrin.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- ValpalfInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Exploring the Role of Lactoferrin in Managing Allergic Airway Diseases among Children: Unrevealing a Potential Breakthrough.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Towards Clinical Development of Scandium Radioisotope Complexes for Use in Nuclear Medicine: Encouraging Prospects with the Chelator 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic Acid (DOTA) and Its Analogues.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Persisting Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children with SARS-CoV-2: Temporal Evolution over 18 Months and Possible Role of Lactoferrin.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Significance of host antimicrobial peptides in the pathogenesis and treatment of acne vulgaris.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Many pathological conditions, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer, are associated with abnormal metabolic states. The progressive loss of metabolic control is commonly characterized by insulin resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, inflammation, central obesity, and hypertension, a cluster of metabolic dysregulations usually referred to as the "metabolic syndrome". Recently, nutraceuticals have gained attention for the generalized perception that natural substances may be synonymous with health and balance, thus becoming favorable candidates for the adjuvant treatment of metabolic dysregulations. Among nutraceutical proteins, lactoferrin (Lf), an iron-binding glycoprotein of the innate immune system, has been widely recognized for its multifaceted activities and high tolerance. As this review shows, Lf can exert a dual role in human metabolism, either boosting or resetting it under physiological and pathological conditions, respectively. Lf consumption is safe and is associated with several benefits for human health, including the promotion of oral and gastrointestinal homeostasis, control of glucose and lipid metabolism, reduction of systemic inflammation, and regulation of iron absorption and balance. Overall, Lf can be recommended as a promising natural, completely non-toxic adjuvant for application as a long-term prophylaxis in the therapy for metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance/type II diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.