| abstract |
Featured are a foodstuff containing an inter-alpha inhibitor protein (lαlp) (e.g., lαl, Pαl, a heavy chain (e.g., H1, H2, H3, H4, and/or H5), a light chain (e.g., bikunin), or a combination thereof), methods of preparing a foodstuff containing an lαlp, and methods of treating and/or reducing the likelihood of developing a disease or condition (e.g., a disease or condition characterized by inflammation and/or low levels of an lαlp) in a subject in need thereof by administering a composition or a foodstuff containing an lαlp. Also featured are methods of purifying an lαlp (e.g., lαl, Pαl, a heavy chain (e.g., H1, H2, H3, H4, and/or H5), a light chain (e.g., bikunin), or a combination thereof) from milk. |