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Immunomodulatory properties of milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Martin L. Cross  and
H. S. Gill
Martin L. Cross
Affiliation:
Milk and Health Research Centre, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
H. S. Gill*
Affiliation:
Milk and Health Research Centre, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
*
*Corresponding author: Professor H. S. Gill, fax +64 6 350 5446, email H.S.Gill@massey.ac.nz
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Abstract

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There is increasing commercial interest in the production of functional foodstuffs which have health-promoting properties. Over the last five to ten years, significant progress has been made in the identification and characterisation of bovine milk components that can affect the function of the immune system. This review outlines the major components of bovine milk that have been shown to modulate immune function, and discusses experimental approaches to the identification of various facets of the immune response that are known to be affected by milk-derived proteins.

Keywords

Bovine milkImmunomodulationLymphocytesAntibodyCytokinesNK-cells
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 84 , Issue S1 , November 2000 , pp. 81 - 89
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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