Dr.D
Sun, Apr-28-02, 00:36
I recently tried Lactoferrin to address a number of medical
problems, in that it has been found to possess antibacterial,
antiviral, antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory activity. To
my surprise, I found it to be activating--so much so it kept
me awake at night. Assuming this product was not
adulterated-the folks at the Life Extension Foundation assure
me that it wasn't--what could account for this unexpected
result? A related question comes from an article abstracted in
PubMed by Ed Weinberg. The article is, in general, quite
upbeat about the uses for lactoferrin, but he does
write,"...an adverse response to the protein might occur if it
were to stimulate antibody production or if it were to provide
iron to the invading pathogen" How would one know if this was
occurring, and what it the liklihood of such a negative
result? Any thoughts by those sophisticated in clinical
biochemistry and like fields would be most appreciated.
problems, in that it has been found to possess antibacterial,
antiviral, antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory activity. To
my surprise, I found it to be activating--so much so it kept
me awake at night. Assuming this product was not
adulterated-the folks at the Life Extension Foundation assure
me that it wasn't--what could account for this unexpected
result? A related question comes from an article abstracted in
PubMed by Ed Weinberg. The article is, in general, quite
upbeat about the uses for lactoferrin, but he does
write,"...an adverse response to the protein might occur if it
were to stimulate antibody production or if it were to provide
iron to the invading pathogen" How would one know if this was
occurring, and what it the liklihood of such a negative
result? Any thoughts by those sophisticated in clinical
biochemistry and like fields would be most appreciated.