Potential of Lactoferrin in the Prevention of Preterm Delivery

• Main Authors: Katsufumi Otsuki (Author), Akitoshi Hasegawa (Author), Yasushi Sasaki (Author), Maki Sawada (Author), Kyoko Yakuwa (Author), Kaori Mitsukawa (Author), Hiroshi Chiba (Author), Masaaki Nagatsuka (Author), Takashi Okai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Chorioamnionitis (CAM), an ascending infection from maternal bacterial vaginosis or cervicitis, can cause preterm delivery. We hypothesized that lactoferrin (LF), in particular recombinant human LF (rh-LF), may prevent preterm delivery. We conducted three experiments to demonstrate LF...