Lactoferrin and lactoferrin chimera inhibit damage caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in HEp-2 cells

► LF and LF chimera inhibit damage caused by EPEC in HEp-2. ► LF, LFchimera, LFcin, and LFampin, block the hemolysis produced by EPEC. ► LFchimera diminishes the level of espA gene expression.