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The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS
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2015
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| author | Mthembu, Yolanda |
| author2 | Mall, Anwar Suleman |
| author_browse | Mall, Anwar Suleman Mthembu, Yolanda |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11999 The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS Mthembu, Yolanda Mall, Anwar Suleman Medical Science Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Milk molecules such as mucins, antibodies, bactericidal enzymes like lysozymes and fatty acids that lyse bacteria, viral particles and bacterial peptides, offer anti-microbial activity in milk. Despite human breast milk being rich in anti-microbial substances, such as mucin, that protect against pathogens and viruses, it remains a significant route of HIV transmission from mother to child. ... The objectives of the study were to isolate, purify, identify and investigate the anti-HIV-1 activity of crude breast milk particularly the human milk fat globule material (MFGM) and its purified mucin components, in HIV positive patients (n = 20) compared with those who are not infected (n = 20). This study also tested the effect that heat (80°C, 10 min) might have on breast milk which might release the milk mucins and consequently have an inhibitory effect on HIV-1. 2015-01-10T13:38:33Z 2015-01-10T13:38:33Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11999 eng application/pdf Department of Surgery Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Medical Science Mthembu, Yolanda The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| title_full | The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| title_fullStr | The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| title_short | The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS |
| title_sort | role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in hiv aids |
| topic | Medical Science |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11999 |
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