乳铁蛋白的抗病毒作用

乳腺蛋白不仅是一种具有广谱抗菌作用和免疫调节作用的蛋白质,而且具有抗多种病毒的功能,与其他抗病毒药物相比,具有副作用少,不易产生耐药等特点,有较广阔的开发前景,本文就乳铁蛋白抗病毒作用的最新研究进展作一综述。     

乳铁蛋白的多功能生物活性与临床进展

目前,为应对抗生素耐药性问题,需要探索更多的抗生素替代物用于对抗微生物的感染。乳铁蛋白是一类源自哺乳动物乳汁或其他粘膜分泌的一种糖基化蛋白,具有广谱抗微生物活性、免疫调节以及抗癌作用。乳铁蛋白对于易受感染的早产儿也有很好的耐受作用,基本无不良反应,具有良好的开发前景。本文主要概述乳铁蛋白的基本性质、多功能的生物学活性和作用机制,并探讨牛乳铁蛋白与talactoferrin的临床研究情况。     

乳铁蛋白分子结构及其抗菌机制

乳铁蛋白是一种单体糖蛋白,是哺乳动物非特异性免疫系统的第一道防线,具有防御微生物感染的功能。分析了乳铁蛋白氨基酸组成、多肽链折叠、铁结合结构、分子表面特性等与抗菌有关的分子结构。综述了乳铁蛋白抗微生物活性的作用机制,包括限制Fe3+利用,抑制细菌生物膜形成,与负电性生物大分子结合,降解细菌毒力因子以及阻止细菌入侵等。     

乳铁素——来源于乳铁蛋白的多功能抗菌肽

乳铁素是乳铁蛋白在酸性环境条件下经胃蛋白酶水解从N-端释放的多功能活性多肽．乳铁素不仅保持了完整乳铁蛋白的大部分生物学活性,而且乳铁素的某些生物学活性比乳铁蛋白更强．乳铁素具有抗细菌、抗真菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤、免疫调节和抗炎症等多种生物学功能．然而,乳铁素的生物学作用大部分是通过体外试验发现和验证的,乳铁素的体内生物学效应还需更多的试验加以评价和证实,现代基因组学和蛋白组学分析方法和技术将有助于深入了解乳铁素体内生物学作用机制．本文就乳铁素的结构、生物学功能及其作用机制、制备和应用前景作一综述．     

用高效液相色普测定乳或乳制品中的乳铁蛋白

用高效液相色谱法测定乳或乳制品中乳铁蛋白的含量。方法:乳或乳制品中乳铁蛋白(Lf)的高效液相分析法是使用阳离子交换色普法来进行分析,样品用缓冲溶液稀释过滤,然后注入阳离子交换柱。样品中组分的分离是通过流动相中的阳离子与色普柱中固定相(即填充料)上的阴离子点位上的阳离子之间的交换来进行。结果:本方法的回收率在90.8%~97.5%之间重现性较高。结论:本方法可用于乳或乳制品中乳铁蛋白的测定,回收率高,结果准确等优点。     

用原位杂交法定位猪乳铁蛋白基因于染色体2q^12

本研究以非放射性标记的猪乳铁蛋白（Ｐｏｒｃｉｎｅ Ｌｉａｃｔｏｆｅｒｒｉｎ简称ＰＬＦ）ｃＤＮＡ为探针,通过染色体原位杂交法,对ＰＬＦ基因了染色体进行了染色体定位。实验中采用金胶抗体技术并结合使用银增强系统,提高了方法的灵敏度。利用染色体的组型分析,对杂交点的分布进行了统计学分析。５２％（２６／５０）的分裂相在第２号染色体具银粒分布,实验结果表明：ＰＬＦ基因定位于猪２号染色体２ｑ＾１２区域。     

不同来源乳铁蛋白对幼鼠肠道发育的影响

目的 探究哺乳期乳铁蛋白（lactoferrin，LF）的缺失及不同来源LF补充后对幼鼠肠道发育的影响。方法 以LF基因敲除型雌鼠作为哺乳母鼠造成幼鼠哺乳期无LF的摄入，且从幼鼠出生第3~21天每日人工饲喂100 mg/kg 牛血清白蛋白（BSA）、牛源乳铁蛋白（bovine Lactoferrin，bLF）及重组人源乳铁蛋白（recombinant human Lactoferrin，rhLF），于幼鼠21日龄取样，测定各组小鼠小肠发育指标。结果 在本实验周期下，哺乳期rhLF的补充显著性增加小鼠回肠绒毛长度/隐窝深度值（P<0.05），且上调回肠Occludin和ZO-1基因的表达（P<0.05），增加小鼠十二指肠、空肠和回肠麦芽糖酶酶活/乳糖酶酶活比值（P<0.05），表明哺乳期rhLF的补充能够增强小鼠肠道消化吸收能力和肠屏障功能；哺乳期bLF的补充显著增加小鼠十二指肠及回肠麦芽糖酶活性/乳糖酶活性比值（P<0.05）。结论 对于哺乳期无LF摄入的乳鼠来说，哺乳期间LF的补充能够增强乳鼠肠道对营养物质的消化吸收能力、促进肠道的发育成熟、增强肠道屏障功能，并且，本实验中rhLF表现出比bLF更加有效的作用。     

乳铁蛋白肽基因的合成及其在动物乳腺中的表达

根据已发表的编码牛乳铁蛋白肽(LfcinB)25个氨基酸的mRNA序列,设计了4条用于合成牛乳铁蛋白肽全基因的引物,用重叠延伸PCR法合成149 bp的牛乳铁蛋白肽基因(包括牛乳铁蛋白信号肽序列、上下游酶切位点和终止密码子),并将此基因克隆到载体pI-B,获得了乳腺特异性表达质粒pI-BL,该质粒经生理盐水稀释后直接注入稳定泌乳期奶山羊和奶牛乳腺组织(注射量为400μg),以琼脂板溶圈法检测奶样抑菌活性。结果显示,注射后3~48 h,奶样有明显抑菌活性,其中3~9 h抑菌活性最高。     

基于抗菌导向的乳铁蛋白异源表达研究进展

乳铁蛋白是哺乳动物天然免疫系统和获得性免疫系统中的重要防御成分,具广泛生物学功能,包括调节体内铁平衡、广谱抗菌、抗炎症、抑制肿瘤生长、增强机体免疫力等,在医药、食品、饲料领域有重要应用价值。目前乳铁蛋白规模化生产技术瓶颈是提取成本高,利用基因重组技术构建高效表达系统是突破这一瓶颈的重要途径。基于抗菌导向的乳铁蛋白及其衍生分子在大肠杆菌、酵母、昆虫、哺乳动物和植物中表达的研究进展进行了综述。     

Lactoferrin promotes bone growth

We have demonstrated bovine or human lactoferrin to be an anabolic factor in skeletal tissue. In vitro, lactoferrin stimulates the proliferation of bone forming cells, osteoblasts, and cartilage cells at physiological concentrations (above 0.1 microg/ml). The magnitude of this effect exceeds that observed in response to other skeletal growth factors such as IGF-1 and TGFbeta. DNA synthesis is also stimulated in a bone organ culture system likely reflecting the proliferation of cells of the osteoblast lineage. Lactoferrin is also a potent osteoblast survival factor. In TUNEL and DNA fragmentation assays, lactoferrin decreased apoptosis, induced by serum withdrawal, by up to 70%. In addition, lactoferrin has powerful effects on bone resorbing cells, osteoclasts, decreasing osteoclast development at concentrations > 1 microg/ml in a murine bone marrow culture system. However, lactoferrin did not alter bone resorption in calvarial organ culture, suggesting that it does not influence mature osteoclast function. In vivo, local injection of lactoferrin in adult mice resulted in increased calvarial bone growth, with significant increases in bone area and dynamic histomorphometric indices of bone formation after only 5 injections. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the naturally-occurring glycoprotein lactoferrin is anabolic to bone in vivo, an effect which is consequent upon its potent proliferative and anti-apoptotic actions in osteoblasts, and its ability to inhibit osteoclastogenesis. Lactoferrin may therefore have a physiological role in bone growth, and a potential therapeutic role in osteoporosis.     

Lactoferrin and host defence: an overview of its immuno-modulating and anti-inflammatory properties

Lactoferrin is a member of the transferrin family of iron-binding glycoproteins that is abundantly expressed and secreted from glandular epithelial cells. In secretions, such as milk and fluids of the intestinal tract, lactoferrin is an important component of the first line of host defence. During the inflammatory process, lactoferrin, a prominent component of the secondary granules of neutrophils (PMNs), is released in infected tissues and in blood and then it is rapidly cleared by the liver. In addition to the antimicrobial properties of lactoferrin, a set of studies has focused on its ability to modulate the inflammatory process and the overall immune response. Though many in vitro and in vivo studies report clear regulation of the immune response and protective effect against infection and septic shock by lactoferrin, elucidation of all the cellular and molecular mechanisms of action is far from being achieved. At the cellular level, lactoferrin modulates the migration, maturation and function of immune cells. At the molecular level and in addition to iron binding, interactions of lactoferrin with a plethora of compounds, either soluble or membrane molecules, account for its modulatory properties. This paper reviews our current understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that explain the regulatory properties of lactoferrin in host defence.     

Lactoferrin from canine neutrophils: Isolation and physicochemical and antimicrobial properties

Lactoferrin has been isolated from canine leukocytes for the first time. Lactoferrin was identified by N-terminal amino acid sequence and by capability to capture ferric cations resulting in a complex with absorbance maximum at 460-470 nm. It is demonstrated that canine lactoferrin resembles the human homolog in some physicochemical properties, i.e. molecular weight, carbohydrate presence, and conditions of protein-iron complex dissociation. Bactericidal activity of dog lactoferrin was demonstrated on the gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli and gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Bactericidal activity of canine lactoferrin is similar to that of human lactoferrin.     

Effect of Lactoferrin on the Ferroxidase Activity of Ceruloplasmin

The effects of various forms of lactoferrin (Lf) interacting with ceruloplasmin (Cp, ferro-O2-oxidoreductase, EC 1.16.3.1) on oxidase activity of the latter were studied. Comparing the incorporation of Fe3+ oxidized by Cp into Lf and serum transferrin (Tf) showed that at pH 5.5 apo-Lf binds the oxidized iron seven times and at pH 7.4 four times faster than apo-Tf under the same conditions. Apo-Lf increased the oxidation rate of Fe2+ by Cp 1.25 times when Cp/Lf ratio was 1 : 1. Lf saturated with Fe3+ or Cu2+ increased the oxidation rate of iron 1.6 and 2 times when Cp to holo-Lf ratios were 1 : 1 and 1 : 2, respectively. Upon adding to Cp the excess amounts of apo-Lf (Cp/apo-Lf < 1 : 1) or of holo-Lf (Cp/holo-Lf < 1 : 2) the oxidation rate of iron no longer changed. Complex Cp-Lf demonstrating ferroxidase activity was discovered in breast milk.     

Potent Lipolytic Activity of Lactoferrin in Mature Adipocytes

Momilactone A, a major rice diterpene phytoalexin, could be synthesized by dehydrogenation at the 3-position of 3β-hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide in rice leaves. The presence of 3β-hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide in UV-irradiated rice leaves was confirmed by comparing the mass spectra and retention times after a GC/MS analysis of the natural and synthetic compounds. The soluble protein fraction from UV-irradiated rice leaves showed dehydrogenase activity to convert 3β-hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide into momilactone A. The enzyme required NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as a hydrogen acceptor. The optimum pH for the reaction was 8. The K _m value to 3β-hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide was 36 μM when NAD⁺ was supplied as a cofactor at a concentration of 1 mM. 3β-Hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide and its dehydrogenase activity were induced in a time-dependent manner by UV irradiation.     

人乳铁蛋白cDNA的克隆及序列分析

从北京正常人乳腺组织中提取总RNA,用RT-PCR的方法扩增人乳铁蛋白(hLF)的cDNA,将其克隆到pGEM-T载体上并进行DNA序列测定。结果表明,所克隆的hLF cDNA序列全长为2136bp,其DNA序列与GenBank中另外5个hLF cDNA序列相比,有2个碱基与这5个序列不同：1740位这5个序列是G,本文序列是C;1756位这5个序列是T,本文序列是C。其中1740位碱基的变化导致了第580位氨基酸由Glu变为Asp。     

Mini-review: Lactoferrin: a bioinspired,anti-biofilm therapeutic

Medically relevant biofilms have gained a significant level of interest, in part because of the epidemic rise in obesity and an aging population in the developed world. The associated comorbidities of chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and diabetic foot wounds remain recalcitrant to the therapies available currently. Development of chronicity in the wound is due primarily to an inability to complete the wound healing process owing to the presence of a bioburden, specifically bacterial biofilms. New therapies are clearly needed which specifically target biofilms. Lactoferrin is a multifaceted molecule of the innate immune system found primarily in milk. While further investigation is warranted to elucidate mechanisms of action, in vitro analyses of lactoferrin and its derivatives have demonstrated that these complex molecules are structurally and functionally well suited to address the heterogeneity of bacterial biofilms. In addition, use of lactoferrin and its derivatives has proven promising in the clinic.     

Lactoferrin: Role in iron homeostasis and host defense against microbial infection

The transferrin family of non-heme iron binding glycoproteins are believed to play a central role in iron metabolism and have been implicated in iron transport, cellular iron delivery and control of the level of free iron in external secretions. Lactoferrin (LF) is a member of this family that is widely localized in external fluids including milk and mucosal secretions, in addition to being a prominent component of the secondary granules of neutrophils. Although structurally related to transferrin, LF appears to have a broader functional role mediated by both iron dependent and iron independent mechanisms. In this review, we will focus on our current understanding on the role of LF in regulating iron homeostasis and its role in host protection against microbial infection at the mucosal surface. In addition, recent insights obtained from analyzing the phenotypic consequences of LF ablation in lactoferrin knockout mice (LFKO), which challenge the long held dogma that LF is required for intestinal iron absorption in the neonate, are summarized.