The Surplus Value of Azorean Bovine Colostrum as an Anti-Aging Immune Supplement for Humans Volume 4 - Issue 4

José Baptista¹* and Lisete Paiva²

• ¹Department of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering (DCFQE), Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Azores, Portugal
• ²Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA), University of Azores, Portugal

Received: August 30, 2021;   Published: September 7, 2021

Corresponding author: José Baptista Department of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering (DCFQE), Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

DOI: 10.32474/CDVS.2021.04.000194

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Colostrum, life’s first food of mammals, is a complex mixture of nutrients secreted by mother’s mammary glands during the first few days of lactation and its impact on the health of the newborn has been known for a long time [1]. Bovine colostrums (BC), the “early” milk produced by cows during the first several days post-parturition, has an immunological and nutrient profile composition significantly different from “mature” milk [2]. In addition to macronutrients found in milk such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, and micronutrients including vitamins and minerals, BC contain growth factors, antimicrobial compounds, oligosaccharides, and immune-regulating constituents.

Premature aging, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases are affected by immune system disorders [3]. Consumption of bovine colostrum’s glycoproteins may be a method of immunotherapy by promoting the growth and production of our body’s own B lymphocytes that provide immunoprotection against harmfull bacteria, virus and allergens [4-6]. Azorean BC, collected, as soon as possible after parturition, contains three major classes of imunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, and IgA). The BC mean concentrations of total immunoglobulins (Igs), determined by the combination of size-exclusion and cation-exchanged liquid chromatographies, ranged from 59.1 to 1.1 mg/mL for the first to fifth day, respectively. IgG was the major class of immununoglobulins and ranged from 48.3 to 0.9 mg/mL from the day 1 to day 5 after birth after parturition. The BC drying process by freeze dried technique shows the yield of 99.7 %, ranging from 97.1 to 101.9 %. The objective of our study was to investigate the evolution of Igs concentration in Azorean BC throughout lactation versus time after parturition, and the effect of the freeze drying process in the Igs yield extraction.

Keywords:Premature Aging; Diabetes; Cancer; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pasture-Fed Cows; Food Supplement.

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