Guest guest Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 > > I was doing some research on Lactoferrin today and am finding some information that doesn't sound good...or maybe I am misinterpreting the data. This link presents an article that appears to say that the higher the lactoferrin, the higher the CDAI (Crohn's Disease) score. > > http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/116845315/abstract?CRETRY=1 & SRETRY=0 > > Here is another article/study that doesn't sound good either... > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17473939 > > But then this article says " In CD, the concentrations of lactoferrin and myeloperoxidase had good correlations with the Crohn's disease activity index. Thirteen and seven of 36 samples from inactive CD patients (Crohn's disease activity index 150) showed high concentrations of lactoferrin and myeloperoxidase, respectively. Most of them (11/13, 6/7) were found to have ulceration by colonoscopy or small bowel x-ray. " > > http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v97/n2/abs/ajg200290a.html > > I am so confused...is lactoferrin good or bad for CD patients? > I was the one who recommended lactoferrin and monolaurin. Since lactoferrin is an important component of colostrum and mother's milk, I doubt that it would be harmful. It appears that these research papers are saying that there is a lot of fecal lactoferrin found in Crohn's patients that are suffering from very high levels of inflammation. I suspect that the body is sending it there to make things better. I think that Googling " lactoferrin benefits " would give you a reason to add these supplements to your mix. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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