Oral lactoferrin influences psychological stress in humans: A single-dose administration crossover study

Biomedical Reports
Tokiko ShinjoYoshio Suzuki

Abstract

Lactoferrin is a secretory protein with various physiological functions. Bovine lactoferrin has been demonstrated to alleviate psychological stresses in rats, but this effect in humans has not yet been assessed. The present study aimed to investigate the changes in psychological stress markers following a calculation task, with either lactoferrin or a placebo orally administered prior to the task. A total of 16 healthy female college students visited Juntendo University, Inzai, Japan following an overnight fast. Subjects were quietly seated for 15 min to stabilize the respiratory rate at 0.25 Hz (one breath every 4 sec). Then, subjects provided saliva, ingested either lactoferrin (800 mg of lactoferrin + soy milk) or a placebo (soy milk), remained seated for another 15 min with respiration rate at 0.25 Hz, and performed a calculation task. The task comprised two sets of 15-min calculations, with a 5-min interval between sets. Each calculation set consisted of various multiplications and divisions using pairs of three-digit numbers. Following the calculation task, saliva was collected again. Heart rate was also monitored to identify the frequency domain of heart-rate variability. The calculation task resulted in increased activi...Continue Reading

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