title: [Antimicrobial factors in milk and colostrum: their importance for the newborn infant (author's transl)].
abstract: The antimicrobial activity of various proteins and other substances in milk and colostrum is discussed. These factors include antibodies, complement, lactoferrin and transferrin, lactoperoxidase and lysozyme. The possible importance of these factors in protecting the newborn infant against infectious diseases is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D003126:Colostrum / Q000201:enzymology; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000378:metabolism; D007784:Lactoperoxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008892:Milk / Q000201:enzymology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000201:enzymology; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D014168:Transferrin; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D007784:Lactoperoxidase; D009113:Muramidase; D007781:Lactoferrin
vernacular_title: Factores antimicrobianos de la leche y del calostro: su importancia para el recién nacido.