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Lactoferricin Peptides Also Lower Blood Pressure by Blocking ACE — Anti-Infection AND Anti-Hypertension

In VitroPreliminary evidence
The takeaway

Lactoferricin-derived peptides showed ACE-inhibitory activity, reducing vasoconstriction — adding blood pressure-lowering potential to lactoferricin's known antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

Key finding

Lactoferricin-related peptides inhibited ACE-dependent vasoconstriction, adding blood pressure-lowering activity to the antimicrobial, anticancer, and

What the researchers found

Lactoferricin-related peptides inhibited ACE-dependent vasoconstriction, adding blood pressure-lowering activity to the antimicrobial, anticancer, and immunomodulatory profile of this milk-derived peptide family.

Why it matters

Relevant for antimicrobial-peptides, cardiovascular, bioactive-food-peptides.

How the study worked

in-vitro study on antimicrobial-peptides, cardiovascular.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

preliminary evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2006.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.
  • Clinical translation to evaluate.

Common questions

What was studied?
Lactoferricin Peptides Also Lower Blood Pressure by Blocking ACE — Anti-Infection AND Anti-Hypertension
What was found?
Lactoferricin-derived peptides showed ACE-inhibitory activity, reducing vasoconstriction — adding blood pressure-lowering potential to lactoferricin's known antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

Read the original research

Lactoferricin-related peptides with inhibitory effects on ACE-dependent vasoconstriction.

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 54(15), 5323-9

Citation

Centeno, José M; Burguete, María C; Castelló-Ruiz, María; Enrique, María; Vallés, Salvador; Salom, Juan B; Torregrosa, Germán; Marcos, José F; Alborch, Enrique; Manzanares, Paloma. (2006). Lactoferricin-related peptides with inhibitory effects on ACE-dependent vasoconstriction.. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 54(15), 5323-9.