PMID- 35038474 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220331 LR - 20220401 IS - 1879-0003 (Electronic) IS - 0141-8130 (Linking) VI - 202 DP - 2022 Mar 31 TI - A review on lactoferrin as a proton pump inhibitor. PG - 309-317 LID - S0141-8130(22)00090-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.075 [doi] AB - Lactoferrin (Lf) is a versatile natural milk-derived protein that exhibits multiple interesting biological activities. Since it is safe for human administration and currently manufactured using low cost and well-established large-scale processes, the Lf scientific community has been devoted at dissecting its mechanisms of action towards its more rational and efficient use for various applications. Emerging literature has identified proton pumping ATPases as molecular targets of Lf in different cellular models linked to distinct activities of this natural protein. Information on this subject has not been systematically analysed before, hence herein we review the current state of art on the effect of Lf on proton pumping ATPases. Though structurally different, we propose that Lf holds a proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-like activity based on the functional resemblance with the classical inhibitors of the stomach H(+)/K(+)-ATPase. The downstream events and outcomes of the PPI-like activity of Lf, as well as its impact for the development of improved Lf applications are also discussed. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Santos-Pereira, Catia AU - Santos-Pereira C AD - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimaraes, Portugal. FAU - Andres, Maria T AU - Andres MT AD - Laboratory of Oral Microbiology, University Clinic of Dentistry (CLUO), and Department of Functional Biology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. FAU - Fierro, Jose F AU - Fierro JF AD - Laboratory of Oral Microbiology, University Clinic of Dentistry (CLUO), and Department of Functional Biology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. FAU - Rodrigues, Ligia R AU - Rodrigues LR AD - CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimaraes, Portugal. FAU - Corte-Real, Manuela AU - Corte-Real M AD - Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. Electronic address: mcortereal@bio.uminho.pt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220115 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Biol Macromol JT - International journal of biological macromolecules JID - 7909578 RN - 0 (Proton Pump Inhibitors) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Lactoferrin) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Lactoferrin/pharmacology MH - *Proton Pump Inhibitors/pharmacology/therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - ATPases OT - Lactoferrin OT - Proton pump inhibitors EDAT- 2022/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/01 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/17 20:10 PHST- 2021/11/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/17 20:10 [entrez] AID - S0141-8130(22)00090-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.075 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Biol Macromol. 2022 Mar 31;202:309-317. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.075. Epub 2022 Jan 15.