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"Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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I wonder whatever happened in regard to this study...buried somewhere I
guess...



Human and Cow Milk Protein Inhibits the AIDS Virus
Rolando M. Viani, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
MC 0672
La Jolla, California 92093

Phone: 619-534-7477

Paper I-46, Session 50-I
Friday, September 25, 1998 -- 1:30 p.m.



Concentrations of lactoferrin, a human and cow milk protein that is usually
present in breast milk demonstrated marked impairment of the AIDS virus to
infect human cells in laboratory studies. The AIDS viruses studied were from
HIV-infected pregnant women. When either human or cow milk lactoferrin was
combined with zidovudine (AZT), a medication known to inhibit the AIDS virus,
the effect of the milk protein (lactoferrin) was potentiated, showing
enhanced activity against the AIDS virus. So has been concluded that
lactoferrin from human or cow milk shows potent activity against the AIDS
virus and both milk proteins, when combined with AZT, demonstrated enhanced
activity against the AIDS virus. Therefore, lactoferrin may be useful in
helping to decrease mother-to-infant transmission of the AIDS virus when used
alone or in combination with AZT.

The work was done by Drs. Rolando M. Viani, Tore J. Gutteberg and Stephen A.
Spector at the University of California, San Diego. Funding was provided by
the National Institute of Health. The work will be presented at the 38th
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in
San Diego on September 25, 1998.

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