ReviewBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2025
Anticancer potential of lactoferrin: effects, drug synergy and molecular interactions.
Review in Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bovine lactoferrin induces apoptosis and modulates the transcriptomic landscape of HeLa cervical cancer cells.Biology direct · 2026Article
- Lactoferrin as a Non-Hormonal Therapeutic Candidate for Endometriosis: Mechanisms and Future Directions.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- LTF promotes central nervous system leukemia progression via neutrophil serine proteases.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Bioactive compounds from marine algae in pancreatic cancer therapy: mechanistic insights into fucoidan and phlorotannins: a review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Mesalazine and Lactoferrin as Potential Adjuvant Therapy in Colorectal Cancer: Effects on Cell Viability and Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cancer treatment is among today's most active and challenging research fields. In recent years, significant progress has been made in developing new cancer therapies, including nutraceuticals and natural compounds with anticancer properties. Lactoferrin, a glycoprotein present in mammals, is of significant interest due to its pleiotropic behavior, demonstrating a broad spectrum of biological activities such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and anticancer effects. In this review, we examine the current knowledge of Lf's role in cancer. In addition, it exhibits a synergistic effect along with conventional drugs, potentially enhancing their efficacy and, at the same time, reducing the side effects associated with most traditional therapies. However, it is essential to consider the precise molecular mechanism by which Lf exerts its antitumor activity. Searching interactions with several molecules can provide insight into this mechanism. Additionally, finding lactoferrin receptors can improve the strategies for the specific release of the conjugates. For all these reasons, Lactoferrin becomes a potential therapeutic agent that should be examined in depth.
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