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Yi-Ping Hung, Yi-Ping Yang, Hsien-Chi Wang, Jiunn-Wang Liao, Wei-Li Hsu, Chao-Chin Chang, Shih-Chieh Chang. Bovine lactoferrin and piroxicam as an adjunct treatment for lymphocytic-plasmacytic gingivitis stomatitis in cats. Evidence boundary: Mucosal spray with a prescription drug; first controlled period and later shared combination period distinguished.↩ 1 · ↩ 2 · ↩ 3 · ↩ 4 · ↩ 5
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Brenda L. Mulherin; reviewed by Joyce Carnevale. Oral Inflammatory and Ulcerative Disease in Small Animals. Evidence boundary: Veterinary guidance on mouth pain, diagnosis and dental treatment.↩ 1 · ↩ 2
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R. Sato, O. Inanami, Y. Tanaka, M. Takase, Y. Naito. Oral administration of bovine lactoferrin for treatment of intractable stomatitis in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive and FIV-negative cats. Evidence boundary: Small local-mucosal study, without untreated cats with the same disease.↩ 1 · ↩ 2 · ↩ 3 · ↩ 4
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Stephanie L. Beaumont, David J. Maggs, Heather E. Clarke. Effects of bovine lactoferrin on in vitro replication of feline herpesvirus. Evidence boundary: Cultured feline cells; no clinical oral antiviral outcome established.↩
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Saori Kobayashi, Reeko Sato, Takako Aoki, Katsuhiko Omoe, Osamu Inanami, Careen Hankanga, Yuichi Yamada, Nobuyuki Tomizawa, Jun Yasuda, Juso Sasaki. Effect of Bovine Lactoferrin on Functions of Activated Feline Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells During Chronic Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Evidence boundary: Activated feline immune cells studied outside the animal.↩ 1 · ↩ 2
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Hao Dong, Weiwei Wang, Qianqian Chen, Xiaohan Chang, Longjiao Wang, Shuxing Chen, Lishui Chen, Ran Wang, Shaoyang Ge, Wei Xiong. Effects of Lactoferrin and Lactobacillus Supplementation on Immune Function, Oxidative Stress, and Gut Microbiota in Kittens. Evidence boundary: Small kitten feeding combination with L. plantarum CR12; no lactoferrin-only group.↩
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Min Liu, Zeming Song, Shenghong Zhang, Hehe Liu, Fushi Li, Renxia Yin, Xiaoe Xiang, Lian Li. Effects of Dietary Lactoferrin–Osteopontin Complexes on Immune Function, Intestinal Health and Microbiota Composition in Kittens. Evidence boundary: Healthy-kitten LF–osteopontin combination; individual protein effects and clinical infection outcomes not established.↩ 1 · ↩ 2
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Cornell Feline Health Center. Feeding Your Cat. Evidence boundary: Institutional guidance on complete feeding.↩
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Rachel S Fletcher, Joanna Ratajczak, Craig L Doig, Lucy A Oakey, Rebecca Callingham, Gabriella Da Silva Xavier, Antje Garten, Yasir S Elhassan, Philip Redpath, Marie E Migaud, Andrew Philp, Charles Brenner, Carles Canto, Gareth G Lavery. Nicotinamide riboside kinases display redundancy in mediating nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinamide riboside metabolism in skeletal muscle cells. Evidence boundary: Mouse-muscle and cell research used for normal NAD precursor biology.↩
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Reactome. Complex I oxidises NADH to NAD+, reduces CoQ to CoQH2. Evidence boundary: Curated molecular pathway for electron transfer from NADH to CoQ.↩
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Reactome. glutathione (oxidized) + NADPH + H+ => 2 glutathione (reduced) + NADP+. Evidence boundary: Curated glutathione recycling reaction involving NADPH.↩
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NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Riboflavin: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. Evidence boundary: Normal riboflavin-cofactor biology; human intake advice not transferred to cats.↩ 1 · ↩ 2
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La Petite Labs. Hollywood Elixir® Longevity System: serving and purchase options. Evidence boundary: Current manufacturer portions and adult/senior positioning.↩
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La Petite Labs. Publicly verified lab results and COA Lookup. Evidence boundary: Manufacturer quality statements and available batch-document lookup.↩
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